Word of the day: Giggle

Giggle: risadinha, risadinhas

Synonyms: snigger, titter, chuckle, laugh, chortle, twitter,snicker, cackle

“She giggled like a little kid.”

“We were all joking and giggling nervously as we waited for the ceremony to begin.”                  (www.merriam-webster.com)

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)    

Word of the day: TEETER (tweeter / twitter)

Teeter: balanço, vaivém, balançar, oscilar,  vacilar, hesitar

Synonyms: falter, rock, totter, waver, wobble

“The pile of books teetered and fell to the floor.”

“She teetered down the street in her high heels.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

Obs.:

Tweeter: saída de agudos do alto-falante.

Twitter: gorjeio, trinado, chilro, riso silencioso, excitação, cantar, gorjear, chilrear, pipilar, falar rápido e alto sobre coisas sem importância devido ao fato de estar nervoso.

E, claro:

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)

word of the day: Chortle

Chortle: riso disfarçado, casquinada,  risadinha, casquinar, rir disfarçadamente

Synonyms: break up, cackle, chortle, chuckle, crack up, giggle, hee-haw, roar, scream, snicker, titter, twitter

“Audiences might chortle gently during the movie's amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers.” (www.merriam-webster.com)