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terça-feira, 13 de agosto de 2013

Word of the day: Swelter

Swelter: calor opressivo, sofrer de calor, suar, transpirar, abafar, sufocar
Synonyms: dither, fluster, fuss, huff, lather, pother, stew, sweat, fret, swivet, tizzy, twitter
We were sweltering in the summer heat.

“The set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter.”        (www.merriamwebster.com)    


quarta-feira, 13 de março de 2013

Word of the day: FRET


Fret: lamúria, choradeira, queixa, preocupação, inquietação, descontentamento, aborrecimento, fricção, atrito, desgaste, corrosão,  amofinar-se, afligir(-se), irritar(-se), atormentar(-se), martirizar-se,  roer, corroer, esfregar, esfolar, agitar(-se), e aflição.

Synonyms:  dither, fluster, fuss, huff, lather, pother, stew, sweat, swelter,  tizzy, twitter

“One of my customers always gets into a fret if I'm so much as 15 minutes late delivering his newspaper.” (www.merriam-webster.com)
“It is natural for people to fret when dealing with cancer.”  (www.wordhippo.com)

quinta-feira, 9 de agosto de 2012

Word of the day: Swelter


Swelter:  calor opressivo, sofrer de calor, suar, transpirar,  sufocar, “derreter de calor”
Synonyms:  dither, fluster, fuss, huff, lather, pother, stew, sweat, swivet, tizzy, twitter, to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat, to become exceedingly hot,  to oppress with heat

“We were sweltering in the summer heat.”(www.merriam-webster.com)
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