Word of the day: Wiggle

Wiggle: meneio, linha ondulada, sacudir-se, serpear

Synonyms: jiggle, shake, wriggle, twist, waggle

“The puppy wiggled with excitement”

“...the baby wiggled in her sleep…”

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Word of the day: TWEAK

Tweak: torcer, beliscão, puxão,  beliscar, puxar, apresentar sintomas de abstenção por falta de droga

Synonyms: nip, pinch, twist, jerk, tug, pull, yank

“We just wanted to tweak his original idea a bit.”

He tweaked his ankle playing soccer.

My brother hates it when our grandmother tweaks his cheek. (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: MANGLE

Mangle:  lacerar, mutilar, destroçar / calandra,máquina para passar roupa, lustrar papéis, tecidos etc.

Synonyms: crush, mash, smash, contort, twist, batter, maul, injure, mar, disfigure

“Just as he is not the first US politician to mangle the language.”

“Some journalists get it mostly right, some mangle what I have said beyond repair.”   (www.wordhippo.com)

Word of the day: WIGGLE

Wiggle: linha ondulada, meneio, sacudir(-se), agitar(-se), menear(-se), abanar(-se),serpear.

Synomyms: jiggle, shake, wriggle, twist, waggle

“The puppy wiggled with excitement.”

“The baby wiggled in her sleep.” (ww.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Fidget

Fidget: pessoa inquieta, principalmente crianças, inquietar, incomodar, mexer-se, remexer-se, bulir, inquietar-se, impacientar-se, atormentar-se, preocupar-se

Synonyms: fiddle, jerk, jig, jiggle, squiggle, squirm, thrash, thresh, toss, twist, twitch, wiggle, wriggle, writhe

“He was constantly fidgeting in his chair.”

 “Small children are likely to fidget in church.” (www.merriam-wbster.com)

Word of the day: Wrench

Wrench: arranco, puxão violento, repelão, torcedura, distensão, deslocamento, luxação, torção, tristeza, ,chave inglesa, chave de porca, deturpação de sentido, arrancar com puxão violento, torcer, distender, deslocar, luxar

Synonyms: twist, wrest, wring

“ I tried to wrench myself free from his grip.”

“ He wrenched his back when he tried to lift a heavy box.”

“ She wrenched the toy from his grasp.”

“ The statue was wrenched from its pedestal.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Weave

Weave: tecer, modo de tecer ou configuração do tecido,  trançar,  fazer, elaborar, combinar, 5 imaginar, inventar, tramar, entrelaçar, entremear

Synonyms: enlace, entwine, interlace, interweave,  lace, ply, twist, weave, wreathe, duck, sidestep, slalom, weave, zigzag

“The film wants to weave a narrative of national comeback, something...”(www.newsweek.com/ March 17, 2012)

“How long does it take to weave three yards of cloth?”( www. dictionary.cambridge.org)