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segunda-feira, 14 de janeiro de 2013

Word of the day: Wobble


Wobble:  agitação, oscilação, balouço, ação de cambalear, bamboleio, vacilação, hesitação, cambalear, bambolear, agitar, oscilar, sacudir, tremer, estar incerto, vacilar, hesitar, titubear

Synonyms: agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, shake (also wabble)

“The vase wobbled but didn't fall over.”
“The boy was wobbling along on his bicycle.”
“The table wobbles a little.”
“They have been wobbling in their support of the president's policies.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

sábado, 28 de julho de 2012

Word of the day: Linger


Linger:  demorar-se, tardar, protelar, hesitar,  estar doente por muito tempo, morrendo aos poucos, prolongar-se, estender-se, deixar-se ficar
Synonyms: procrastinate,  saunter, crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, diddle, dillydally, drag, lag, delay, loiter, lollygag, mope, poke, shilly-shally, tarry
“The tourists didn't linger very long.”
“She lingered at the art exhibit.”
“He lingered in bed and missed breakfast.”
“They lingered over coffee after dinner.”
“The smell of her perfume lingered.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

domingo, 13 de novembro de 2011