nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: hurtful Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From hurt + -ful. Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːtfʊl/, /ˈhɜːtfəl/, /ˈhɜɹtfʊl/, /ˈhɜɹtfəl/ 1. Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury. Example: A good principle not rightly understood may prove as hurtful as a bad. Example: Well-cultivated soils are often healthy; nor at present has it been proved that the use of manure is hurtful. 2. Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating. Example: Both men and women can be emotionally abusive. Even in the healthiest relationships, people occasionally reach down into their personal bags of known remembrances, past disagreements, and unresolved issues, and fling hurtful comments at their partners. Example: Better yet, maybe she should call and apologize for all of the rude comments she spewed in the midst of her anger—hurtful comments that should never be spoken between a wife and her husband.
Word: dared Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɛəd/, /dɛɹd/ 1. simple past and past participle of dare Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: Slumped way down in a chair, with both his feet. / Against the stove, the hottest day that summer. / He looked so clean disgusted from behind / There was no one that dared to stir him up , / Or let him know that he was being looked at . / Apparently I hadn't buried him ( I may have knocked him down ) ;[…]
Word: ashamed Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English ashamed, aschamed, from Old English āsċamod, past participle of Old English āsċamian (“to be ashamed”), equivalent to a- + shame + -ed. Pronunciation: /əˈʃeɪmd/ 1. Feeling shame or guilt. Example: They ſhal be turned backe : they ſhal be greatly aſhamed, that truſt in grauẽ images, and ſay to the molten images, Ye are our gods. Example: Good Sir pardon me, / I feel ſufficiently my follies penance, / And am aſham’d, that ſhame a thouſand ſorrows / Feed on continually, would I had never ſeen her, / Or with a clearer judgement look’d upon her, / She was too good for me, ſo heavenly good Sir, / Nothing but Heaven can love that ſoul ſufficiently, / Where I ſhall ſee her once again.
Word: ashamed Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English ashamed, aschamed, from Old English āsċamod, past participle of Old English āsċamian (“to be ashamed”), equivalent to a- + shame + -ed. Pronunciation: /əˈʃeɪmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of ashame Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: gazed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɡeɪzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of gaze Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: frightened Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/, /ˈfɹaɪʔn̩d/ 1. Afraid; suffering from fear. Example: She looked very much frightened of the storm. Example: He tried to persuade Cicely to stay away from the ball-room for a fourth dance.[…]But she said she must go back, and when they joined the crowd again her partner was haled off with a frightened look to the royal circle, […].
Word: frightened Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈfɹaɪtn̩d/, /ˈfɹaɪʔn̩d/ 1. simple past and past participle of frighten Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The elephant was frightened by mice.
Word: bowed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /baʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bowed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /boʊd/, /bəʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bowed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /boʊd/, /bəʊd/ 1. Having a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments). Labels: not-comparable Example: The viol, he argued, was in essence a bowed guitar, the result of a cross-fertilisation between the 15th-century Spanish plucked instrument known as the vihuela de mano and the medieval fiddle. Example: Heading over to the MacLeod Centre for some fresh air and a quick bowl of soup— forcing myself out of my little office, narrow work-self, out of the head-down attitude that I must finish what I;ve started — and turning the corner, I see a woman in a gold lame/ jacket and woollen hat with earflaps, playing some sort of stringed instrument in the sun. A bowed sultry, somebody says. 'A bowed what?' 'Psalter — as in psalm.' 2. Having been played by a bow (rod for playing stringed instruments). Labels: not-comparable Example: The value 16/49 is evidently of importance as it corresponds to the first principal mode of vibration of a bowed string. Example: The mode of vibration of a bowed string is peculiar, since it is not a simple harmonic motion. 3. Equipped with a bow (weapon). Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: […] the deadly fight / At Sparta sing, that nigh / Kithairon’s heiglits was fought, whereby / The Persian host of bent-bowed archers came / To ruin; […] Example: Now some of our weak-bowed archers are using glass sights on their bows for 100-yard shooting. 4. Bent or curved. Labels: not-comparable Example: Replace any badly bowed studs, or fix a bowed stud by making a cut into the bowed area, forcing the stud straight, and bracing it with a 1x cleat (see the bottom illustration at right). Example: A bowed tendon is one of the most serious leg problems for racehorses .
Word: shouted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈʃaʊtɪd/, /ˈʃuːtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of shout Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: rolled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹəʊld/, /ɹoʊld/ 1. rolled dough Example: rolled joint Example: rolled R
Word: rolled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹəʊld/, /ɹoʊld/ 1. simple past and past participle of roll Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pursued Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pəˈsjuːd/, /pɚˈsud/ 1. simple past and past participle of pursue Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: crowded Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaʊdɪd/ 1. Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming. Example: The train is usually crowded and half the township of Forres seems to turn out to watch it go off. Example: Although it's always crowded You still can find some room For broken-hearted lovers To cry there in their gloom.
Word: crowded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkɹaʊdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of crowd Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: stared Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɛɹd/, /stɛəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of stare Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: murmured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɜː.məd/, /ˈmɝ.mɚd/ 1. simple past and past participle of murmur Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: slipped Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /slɪpt/ 1. With part of the stalk displayed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Gu . on a bend ar. three trefoils slipped vert. Example: Arg. in chief three trefoils slipped vert in base […]
Word: slipped Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /slɪpt/ 1. simple past and past participle of slip Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: poured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɔːd/, /pɔɹd/, /po(ː)ɹd/, /poəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of pour Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: insisted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of insist Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: resumed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈzumd/, /ɹɪˈzjuːmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of resume Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: descended Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛndɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of descend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cared Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kɛɹd/, /kɛəd/, /keːd/, /keəd/, /kiəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of care Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: departed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/, /dɪˈpɑːtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of depart Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: departed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/, /dɪˈpɑːtɪd/ 1. Having gone away. Labels: not-comparable Example: relics from a departed era 2. Dead. Labels: euphemistic, not-comparable
Word: departed Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/, /dɪˈpɑːtɪd/ 1. Synonym of dead (“those who have died”). Labels: euphemistic Example: ... and our Theologians, in stead thereof vie to make sermons, both teaching the people some good learning, and also saying well of the departed.
Word: marched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /mɑɹt͡ʃt/, /mɑːtʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of march Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: examined Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzæmɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of examine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confined Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈfaɪnd/ 1. Not free to move. Example: Mia was confined to her bedroom after suffering a broken leg. 2. Limited; narrow; restricted. 3. In a childbed. Labels: idiomatic
Word: confined Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈfaɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of confine Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: enabled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɛˈneɪbl̩d/, [ɛˈneɪbəɫd], /ɪ-/, /ɛnˈeɪbəld/, [ɛnˈeɪbəɫd] 1. Being capable for use or action; not disabled. Example: Because of social media and the unprecedented access to information, ordinary people are more enabled than ever before. We call them WE Generation—spanning all age demographics and professions, these are the people connected by the desire to make a difference—rather than birth order. Example: And as Anthony Rode has articulated [...] "Molly Sweeny [...] is no longer the most disabled but the most enabled of the three characters, positioned to relate directly to the audience and bring them to participate in the world she inhabits." 2. Adapted for use with the specified mechanism or system. Example: Ajax-enabled Example: WAP-enabled
Word: enabled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɛˈneɪbl̩d/, [ɛˈneɪbəɫd], /ɪ-/, /ɛnˈeɪbəld/, [ɛnˈeɪbəɫd] 1. simple past and past participle of enable Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sailed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /seɪld/ 1. simple past and past participle of sail Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sailed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /seɪld/ 1. Having a specified kind or number of sail. Labels: not-comparable Example: a three-sailed ship 2. Having the sails set. Labels: not-comparable
Word: calamitous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from French calamiteux (“calamitous”) (see French -eux, English -ous), from Latin calamitōsus (“destructive, disastrous, ruinous, calamitous”), a contraction of calamitātōsus, from calamitāt- + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of; prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns); calamitāt- is the oblique stem of calamitās (“disaster, misfortune, calamity; damage, harm; loss”), from *calamis (“damaged”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat; to break”)) + -tās (suffix forming abstract nouns denoting a condition or state). By surface analysis, calamity + -ous. Pronunciation: /kəˈlæmɪtəs/ 1. Causing or involving calamity; disastrous. Example: The city was struck by a calamitous cyclone. Example: [T]he fallacie of Æquivocation and Amphibologie, […] conclude from the ambiguity of ſome vvord, or the ambiguous ſintaxis of many put together. From this fallacy aroſe the calamitous error of the Jevves, miſapprehending the Propheſies of their Meſſias, and expounding them alvvayes unto literall and temporal expectation. 2. Of a person: involved in a calamity; hence, distressed, miserable. Labels: obsolete Example: Nor ought a Judge, in taking cognizance of a Cauſe, to ſhevv any Anger or Reſentment againſt ſuch Perſons as he conceives to be his Enemies, nor to be prevailed on by the Tears and Prayers of calamitous Perſons, nor ought he to affect to be thought Good-natured or Moroſe, Merciful or Severe, but let him act vvith Calmneſs as the Lavv directs; […] Example: Thou haſt ſeen me happy and calamitous, thou haſt beheld my exaltation and my fall.
Word: Arabian Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English Arabia Middle English -n English -n English Arabian From Arabia + -n. Pronunciation: /əˈɹeɪ.bi.ən/ 1. Related to Arabia.
Word: Arabian Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English Arabia Middle English -n English -n English Arabian From Arabia + -n. Pronunciation: /əˈɹeɪ.bi.ən/ 1. A native of Arabia. 2. An Arabian horse.
Word: armlet Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arm + -let. Compare frontlet. Pronunciation: /ˈɑːmlət/, /ˈɑɹmlət/ 1. A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes. Example: Her little chambers drip with flower-like red, Her girdles, and the chaplets of her head, Her armlets and her anklets; with her feet She tramples all that winepress of the dead. Example: The men wear their frizzly hair gathered into a flat circular knot over the left temple, which has a very knowing look, and in their ears cylinders of wood as thick as one's finger, and coloured red at the ends. Armlets and anklets of woven grass or of silver, with necklaces of beads or of small fruits, complete their attire. 2. A small arm. Example: an armlet of the sea
Word: concealed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈsiːld/ 1. simple past and past participle of conceal Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: concealed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈsiːld/ 1. Hidden Example: Certainly after a very concealed mannner; so concealed that no man has been able to find it. Example: These are to be understood as symbolizing his three-fold brain, of wisdom, understanding, and knowledge, which here appear more plainly; whereas in the supernals they are more concealed.
Word: hated Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English hated, from Old English hatod, ġehatod (“hated”, past participle), from Proto-Germanic *hatadaz (“hated”), equivalent to hate + -ed. Cognate with Saterland Frisian haated, hoated (“hated”), Dutch gehaat (“hated”), German Low German haat (“hated”), German gehasst (“hated”), Swedish hatad (“hated”), Icelandic hataður (“hated”). Pronunciation: /ˈheɪtɪd/ 1. Disliked; odious; reviled. Example: bitterly hated Example: much-hated
Word: hated Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English hated, from Old English hatod, ġehatod (“hated”, past participle), from Proto-Germanic *hatadaz (“hated”), equivalent to hate + -ed. Cognate with Saterland Frisian haated, hoated (“hated”), Dutch gehaat (“hated”), German Low German haat (“hated”), German gehasst (“hated”), Swedish hatad (“hated”), Icelandic hataður (“hated”). Pronunciation: /ˈheɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of hate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: assembled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈsɛmbl̩d/ 1. simple past and past participle of assemble Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: commenced Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kəˈmɛnst/, /kəˈmenst/ 1. simple past and past participle of commence Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: parted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈpɑɹtɪd/, /ˈpɑːtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of part Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: parted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈpɑɹtɪd/, /ˈpɑːtɪd/ 1. Separated; taken asunder. Labels: not-comparable 2. Having the specified number of parts. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable 3. Deeply cleft. Labels: not-comparable Example: a parted leaf 4. Departed, deceased. Labels: not-comparable
Word: supplied Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /səˈplaɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of supply Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: persuaded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɚˈsweɪdɪd/, /pəˈsweɪdɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of persuade Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hastened Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈheɪsn̩d/ 1. simple past and past participle of hasten Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deserted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɜː(ɹ)tɪd/, /dəˈzɜɹtəd/, [dəˈzɝɾəd] 1. simple past and past participle of desert Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: deserted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪˈzɜː(ɹ)tɪd/, /dəˈzɜɹtəd/, [dəˈzɝɾəd] 1. Abandoned, without people. Example: Ahead the flanks of the Pennines gleamed faintly in the moonlight, looking as though they themselves were part of some dry and deserted lunar landscape. Example: On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game. 2. desolate
Word: disturbed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɜːbd/, /dɪsˈtɝbd/ 1. Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis. Example: disturbed boy Example: disturbed child 2. Extremely alarmed; shocked. 3. Having been altered or changed. Example: disturbed soil
Word: disturbed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪsˈtɜːbd/, /dɪsˈtɝbd/ 1. simple past and past participle of disturb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: induced Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdust/, /ɪnˈdjuːst/ 1. simple past and past participle of induce Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: induced Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdust/, /ɪnˈdjuːst/ 1. Brought about; caused to happen. Labels: in-compounds, not-comparable Example: a drug-induced coma Example: a radiation-induced disease
Word: dragged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɹæɡd/ 1. simple past and past participle of drag Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: owed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /oʊd/, /əʊd/, /oːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of owe Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: owed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /oʊd/, /əʊd/, /oːd/ 1. That owes.
Word: mingled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmɪŋɡl̩d/ 1. simple past and past participle of mingle Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: As we climbed the Marykirk Bank Ogilvie spoke of the passes leading over to Deeside, and of the Royal deer forests around Balmoral; then, with mingled pride and modesty, he added, "I've driven the King seven times."
Word: startled Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/, /ˈstɑːt.l̩d/ 1. Surprised and slightly frightened. Example: The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
Word: startled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/, /ˈstɑːt.l̩d/ 1. simple past and past participle of startle Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: conceived Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈsiːvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of conceive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: summoned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈsʌmənd/ 1. simple past and past participle of summon Labels: form-of, participle, past Example: The last occasion on which the Kaiser [Wilhelm II] used this train was for an inglorious journey into Holland towards the end of the 1914 war. He spent the night in it at Eysden [Eijsden], while the Queen of the Netherlands and a hastily summoned Cabinet debated what to do with him.
Word: stirred Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /stɜːd/, /stɜɹd/, /stɪɹd/, /støːd/, /steːd/ 1. simple past and past participle of stir Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: relieved Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈliːvd/ 1. Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort. Example: She was extremely relieved when the lesson finished. Example: In a single moment Montenegro and their supporters were given fresh impetus and encouragement. Beciraj tested Hart with a low shot before teenager Phil Jones, on his England debut, suffered an anxious moment when Stevan Jovetic went down under his challenge, leaving the youngster clearly relieved to see referee Stark wave away Montenegro's appeals.
Word: relieved Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈliːvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of relieve Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: muttered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈmʌtɚd/, /ˈmʌtəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of mutter Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: cleared Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /klɪɹd/, /klɪəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of clear Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ruined Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈruː.ɪnd/, /ˈɹuɪnd/, /ɹuːnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of ruin Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ruined Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈruː.ɪnd/, /ˈɹuɪnd/, /ɹuːnd/ 1. In a state of ruin; dilapidated. Example: At the west end of the street is the ruined 13th-century hospice, known locally as Pilgrims' Rest. 2. Bankrupt. 3. incapacitated by drugs or alcohol Labels: slang
Word: vanished Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈvænɪʃt/ 1. No longer apparent; not extant; gone. Example: Madagascar, the Comoros, and the Seychelles have been treated by many naturalists as the surviving fragments of a vanished world, which from a typical branch of its now dispersed fauna has received the name of "Lemuria."
Word: vanished Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvænɪʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of vanish Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: betrayed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /bɪˈtɹeɪd/, /bəˈtɹeɪd/ 1. Suffering from betrayal
Word: betrayed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪˈtɹeɪd/, /bəˈtɹeɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of betray Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: wandered Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈwɑndɚd/, /ˈwɒndəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of wander Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: hesitated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈhɛzɪteɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of hesitate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confessed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛst/ 1. simple past and past participle of confess Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: confessed Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /kənˈfɛst/ 1. Which one admits or avows. Labels: not-comparable Example: I saw you thought me foolish, and I knew that mamma and papa's plans could not be altered to please my fancy, and that my confessed distaste to them would give pain to both: therefore, I concealed my dislike, […]
Word: recalled Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈkɔːld/, /ɹɪˈkɔld/, /ɹiˈkɔld/, /ɹɪˈkɑld/, /ɹiˈkɑld/ 1. simple past and past participle of recall Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: roused Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊzd/ Labels: no-gloss
Word: roused Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɹaʊzd/ 1. simple past and past participle of rouse Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: prayed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹeɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of pray Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: climbed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /klaɪmd/ 1. simple past and past participle of climb Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: attained Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /əˈteɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of attain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: attained Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /əˈteɪnd/ 1. Having been achieved or reached. Labels: not-comparable
Word: deceived Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /dɪˈsiːvd/ 1. simple past and past participle of deceive Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: trusted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌstɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of trust Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: trusted Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈtɹʌstɪd/ 1. reliable Example: According to a new survey, Robin Roberts is America's most trusted news anchor. And America's least trusted news anchor? Matt Liar! Example: “CPB’s support extends to every corner of the country—urban, rural, tribal, and everywhere in between,” the org noted.” In many communities, public media stations are the only free source of trusted news, educational children’s programming, and local and national cultural content.”
Word: cultivated Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/ 1. Of a person, cultured, refined, educated. Example: Attractive, cultivated GWM seeks to share love of music, literature, good times with same. 2. Of a plant, grown by cultivation (not wild). 3. Of land, farmed.
Word: cultivated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of cultivate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: warned Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /wɔɹnd/, /wɔːnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of warn Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: renewed Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of renew Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: renewed Part of Speech: adj Labels: no-gloss
Word: judged Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒd/ 1. simple past and past participle of judge Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: bestowed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /bɪˈstoʊd/, /bɪˈstəʊd/ 1. simple past and past participle of bestow Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: searched Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /sɝt͡ʃt/, /sɜːtʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of search Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: ventured Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚd/, /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of venture Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: fancied Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fancy (“to have a fancy for, like; to imagine, suppose”) + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈfænsɪd/ 1. Existing only in the fancy (“imagination”); imaginary, imagined. Labels: not-comparable Example: Near-synonyms: conceptual, fanciful, ideal, notional Example: The plant was named for its fancied resemblance to a Roman spear. 2. Organized, or (especially of attire) designed, to suit one's fancy or whim. Labels: not-comparable Example: Man does vvith dangerous Curioſity / Theſe unfathom'd VVonders try: / VVith fancy'd Rules and Arbitrary Lavvs / Matter and Motion he reſtrains, / And ſtudy'd Lines and fictious Circles dravvs; […] 3. Having a fancy (“inclination, liking, or love”) for; desired, favourite. Labels: not-comparable Example: Now St. Paul, "not willing to make" these ministers "a public example," concealeth their persons, yet discovereth the fault; and, making bold with his brethren, Apollos and Cephas, applieth to them and himself what the Corinthians spake of their fancied preachers. "Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I am of Apollos; and I am of Cephas; and I am of Christ." Example: I did not call him fool, and vex my friend, / But quietly allowed experiment, / Encouraged him to dust his drink, and now / Grate lignum vitæ now bruise so-called grains / Of Paradise, and now, for perfume, pour / Distilment rare, the rose of Jericho, / Holy-thorn, passion-flower, and what know I? / Till beverage obtained the fancied smack. 4. Predicted to win or succeed. Labels: not-comparable Example: Scotland began well and then slowly faded. Haiti were no great shakes but they were getting on top. Wasteful, but better than their heavily fancied opponents. Example: the fancied team in the tournament 5. Designed in an artistic manner. Labels: not-comparable, obsolete Example: His seals are curiously fancied, and exquisitely well cut, and of great use to encourage young gentlemen to write a good hand. Example: [T]hey have taken thoſe beautiful buckles out of her ſhoes! […] I vvonder vvho'll buy them. I aſſure you they vvere the prettieſt fancied I ever ſavv.
Word: fancied Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From fancy (“to have a fancy for, like; to imagine, suppose”) + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈfænsɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of fancy Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pretended Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of pretend Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: pretended Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/ 1. feigned; counterfeit Labels: not-comparable Example: The room above the bank had been leased to a pretended tradesman.
Word: knocked Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /nɒkt/, /nɑkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of knock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: sighed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /saɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of sigh Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: locked Part of Speech: verb Etymology: * (drunk): Perhaps from airlocked. Pronunciation: /lɒkt/, /lɑkt/ 1. simple past and past participle of lock Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: locked Part of Speech: adj Etymology: * (drunk): Perhaps from airlocked. Pronunciation: /lɒkt/, /lɑkt/ 1. Having undergone locking; secured by a lock. Labels: not-comparable Example: A locked door barred the way. 2. Protected by a mutex or other token restricting access to a resource. Labels: not-comparable Example: You can't delete a locked computer file. 3. Very drunk. Labels: Ireland, not-comparable Example: 'Drunk. Battered. Ar meisce. In a state of alcohol-induced intoxication.' […] Nadine and I once watched the news and had a shot of absinthe every time someone said unnatural. We were absolutely locked.' 4. Bound to a carrier. Labels: not-comparable 5. Styled into dreadlocks; wearing dreadlocks. Labels: not-comparable
Word: reminded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɹəˈmaɪndɪd/, /ɹɪˈmaɪndɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of remind Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: indicated Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of indicate Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: entertained Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/, /ˌɛntəˈteɪnd/ 1. Enjoying to having enjoyed entertainments; amused. Example: That is the American way; we are without question the most entertained people in the world . Example: They are far more entertained by films than even we on Earth .
Word: entertained Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnd/, /ˌɛntəˈteɪnd/ 1. simple past and past participle of entertain Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: flashed Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /flæʃt/ 1. simple past and past participle of flash Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: counted Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊntɪd/, /ˈkaʊnɪd/, /ˈkuːn.tɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of count Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: planted Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English planted, iplaunted, iplanted, from Old English ġeplantod (“planted”), equivalent to plant + -ed. Pronunciation: /ˈplɑːntɪd/, /ˈplæntɪd/, /ˈpleəntɪd/, /ˈplɑːntəd/, /ˈplæntəd/ 1. simple past and past participle of plant Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: yielded Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ˈjiːldɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of yield Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: erected Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹɛktɪd/ 1. simple past and past participle of erect Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: erected Part of Speech: adj Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹɛktɪd/ 1. erect Labels: nonstandard Example: The clitoris was two inches long [5 cm], and in some instances resembled a common-sized thumb. When viewed at some distance the end appeared round and of a red color, but upon closer examination was found to be more pointed than that of a penis, and having neither prepuce nor perforation; when handled it became erected, and was in that state fully 3 inches long and much thicker than before. Example: The preputial fold disappears as it is applied to the erected penis
Word: armband Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From arm + band. 1. A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize mourning or protest. Example: “The big change”, said Fighting Red (who was an 18 year old girl drama student; Red Guards took on new “revolutionary” names) “was when Chairman Mao had the big August 18 rally in T’ien An Men Square and said he was joining the Red Guards and let them put the arm band on him. Example: A sell-out crowd of 10,000 then observed perfectly a period of silence before the team revealed their black armbands, complete with stitched-in poppies, for the match. After Fifa’s about-turn, it must have been a frantic few days for the England kit manufacturer. The on-field challenge was altogether more straightforward. 2. A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team. Example: The biggest cheer of the night came shortly afterwards. St James’ Park finally found its voice to welcome back Jonás Gutiérrez into a Newcastle side for the first time since his diagnosis with testicular cancer 17 months ago. Hugged by his friend Coloccini, Gutiérrez was handed the captain’s armband after replacing Ryan Taylor at left-back and promptly collected a booking for fouling Adnan Januzaj – on for a frustrated Angel Di Maria. 3. One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim.
Word: hui Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from Māori hui. Pronunciation: /ˈhʉː.iː/, [ˈhʉ(w)i(ː)] 1. A Māori social gathering or assembly. Labels: New-Zealand Example: […] accounts of the proceedings of important huis at which Maori leaders took the initiative in discussing their educational and vocational needs […]. Example: “I even started training as a seminarian. It lasted till I met Hana at an interchurch hui.” 2. A meeting to discuss plans held by an organization, especially one that considers itself progressive. Labels: New-Zealand, broadly Example: Shelley's document hadn't mentioned the billionaire at all, and although Mira had said at the hui that Lemoine used the airstrip frequently, she'd seemed to suggest that the farm was his destination, not his point of departure, which would imply that he was living somewhere else.
Word: enable Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English enablen, equivalent to en- + able. Pronunciation: /ɪˈneɪ.bəl/, /ɪˈnæɪ.bəl/, /əˈnæɪ.bəl/ 1. To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to. Example: And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 2. To affirm; to make firm and strong. 3. To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for. Example: This was widely interpreted to mean that slavery was once more firmly illegal in England. However, the "positive law" mentioned–i.e., a direct law specifically enabling slavery–existed in many British colonies (although not all), since these colonies had a degree of freedom to write their own law apart from that of the home country. 4. To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like. Example: Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables her to exert herself in all her force and vigor. Example: April 16, 2018, Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan writing in The New York Times, ‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption 5. To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior. Example: His parents enabled him to go on buying drugs. 6. To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse. 7. To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
Word: air conditioner Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˈɛə kənˌdɪʃn̩ə/, /ˈɛɹ kənˌdɪʃ(ə)nɚ/ 1. A machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space. Example: She started the air conditioner for three hours.
Word: aspirational Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English aspire Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English aspiration English -al English aspirational From aspiration + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/, /ˌæspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/, /ˌɛspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/ 1. Being ambitious. Example: In the nineteen-fifties, the height of aspirational style was fine French furniture—F.F.F., as it became known in certain precincts of Fifth Avenue and Palm Beach. 2. Desiring success. 3. Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation.
Word: aspirational Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English aspire Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English aspiration English -al English aspirational From aspiration + -al. Pronunciation: /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃənəl/, /ˌæspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/, /ˌɛspəˈɹæɪʃənəl/ 1. A person with aspirations.
Word: mingle Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/ 1. To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product. Labels: transitive Example: [T]here was hayle ãd fyre mẽgled with the hayle, […] Example: Be aware of the smiling enemy, that openly sheatheth his weapon, / But mingleth poison in secret with the sacred salt of hospitality. 2. To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship. Labels: transitive 3. To cause or allow to intermarry. 4. To intermarry. Example: [W]e haue bꝛokẽ thy ſtatutes ⁊ cõmaundementes agayne, ⁊ mengled o^ꝛ ſelues wᵗ the vnclẽnes of the outlandiſh heithen. Example: [T]he holy ſeed haue mingled themſelues with the people of thoſe lands, […] 5. To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate. Labels: transitive Example: a mingled, imperfect virtue 6. To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of. Labels: transitive Example: The physician […] proceeded to mingle another draught. 7. To put together; to join. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Some dozen Romanes of vs, and your Lord (The beſt Feather of our wing) haue mingled ſummes To buy a Preſent for the Emperor: […] 8. To become mixed or blended. Labels: intransitive Example: Many a tear would mingle in the cup of joy that they presented to the young couples and the wedding-guests. 9. To socialize with different people at a social event. Labels: intransitive Example: And allow a bit of a cocktail hour before the meal so that when your guests arrive, you have time to mingle before you step into the kitchen.
Word: mingle Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming. Pronunciation: /ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/ 1. The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group. Example: When speakers engage their audiences before they speak with a quick mingle and keep the engagement going throughout the speech, the access point for fear is cut off because there is no silence. 2. A mixture. Labels: obsolete
Word: astounded Part of Speech: verb 1. simple past and past participle of astound Labels: form-of, participle, past
Word: astounded Part of Speech: adj 1. Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered. Example: […] now they lye Groveling and prostrate on yon Lake of Fire, As we erewhile, astounded and amaz’d, No wonder, fall’n such a pernicious highth. Example: […] wrapt in Suspense And Fear I stood, yet knew not what I fear’d; When straight to my appall’d, astounded Sense A Man of noble Port and Mien appear’d.
Word: auctioneer Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English auction Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English auctioneer From auction + -eer. 1. An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor. Example: The auctioneer, with his fruity, theatrical voice and his gavel, hits a block of wood in precisely the same spot, no matter the day. Example: But there are many items that auctioneers sell every day in various garb: industrial equipment, autos and real estate, to name a few.
Word: auctioneer Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English auction Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English auctioneer From auction + -eer. 1. To sell at an auction; to auction. Labels: transitive 2. To act as an auctioneer. Labels: intransitive
Word: backdrop Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English drop English backdrop From back + drop. Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.dɹɒp/, /ˈbæk.dɹɑp/, [ˈbæk.dɹɑp], [ˈbæk.d͡ʒɹɑp] 1. A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage. 2. An image that serves as a visual background. Example: The president spoke outside the brick exterior of the firehouse for Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, against the backdrop of a 56-foot-long bronze bas-relief depicting the towers in flames. Example: Animated, seemingly varied crowd movement will place a game in the early 1990s, while static crowd backdrops and blocky, sprite-based athletes tend to point toward technology used in the 1980s. 3. The setting or background of an acted performance. Example: Blackpool’s aggregate victory ensures Birmingham are now preparing for a potential summer of change. Manager Chris Hughton has been operating against a backdrop of financial uncertainty all season and last night Peter Pannu, the vice-chairman, announced that the club’s accounts would finally be published next week, and that a new investor had been identified. Example: Specifically on the question of Article 8 considerations, the Court of Appeal expressed the view that it was difficult to see how a chief constable’s decision to disclose [the applicant’s charges to the employer] could ever be challenged (see paragraph 81 above). The Court observes that the case was decided against the backdrop of a clearly-defined legislative framework (i.e., the 1997 Act, which was in force in England and Wales at the time) which the court took to be in compliance with Article 8 (see paragraph 78 above). 4. Any background situation. Labels: figuratively Example: Against a backdrop of falling interest rates, the new savings account is looking less appealing. Example: Against this backdrop, RDG said it needed to "review historic working practices so that the railway can respond to changing passenger needs and enable future growth".
Word: backdrop Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English drop English backdrop From back + drop. Pronunciation: /ˈbæk.dɹɒp/, /ˈbæk.dɹɑp/, [ˈbæk.dɹɑp], [ˈbæk.d͡ʒɹɑp] 1. To serve as a backdrop for. Labels: transitive Example: a brilliant sunset backdropping the famous skyline
Word: renew Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English renewen, an alteration (possibly on analogy with Latin renovāre) of earlier anewen (“to renew”), from Old English nīewian (“to restore; renovate; renew”), equivalent to re- + new. Cognate with Old High German giniuwōn (“to renew”), Middle High German geniuwen (“to renew”), Old Norse nýja (“to renew”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈnjuː/, /ɹɪˈnjʉw/, /ɹɪˈnju/, /ɹɪˈnu/, [ɹɪˈnɪʉ̯] 1. To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. Labels: transitive Example: In such a night Medea gather’d the enchanted herbs That did renew old Æson. 2. To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of. Labels: transitive 3. To make new spiritually; to regenerate. Example: And fassion not youre selves lyke vnto this worlde: But be ye chaunged in youre shape by the renuynge of youre wittes that ye maye fele what thynge that good yt acceptable and perfaycte will of god is. Example: For which cause we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 4. To become new, or as new; to revive. Labels: archaic, intransitive Example: […] to such as are in fear they strike a great impression, renew many times, and recal such chimeras and terrible fictions into their minds. Example: But Christianity was a new religious force in Augustine's day. Today, as you say, its power to integrate culture has all but disappeared. Does Christianity still have the capacity to renew? 5. To begin again; to recommence. Labels: transitive Example: This murder has been a cold case for decades until last year when the new sheriff renewed the investigation. Example: Then gan he all this storie to renew, And tell the course of his captivitie […] 6. To repeat. Labels: rare Example: The birds their notes renew, and bleating herds Attest their joy, that hill and valley rings. 7. To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned. Labels: intransitive, transitive Example: I'd like to renew these three books. Did you know that you can renew online?
Word: renew Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English renewen, an alteration (possibly on analogy with Latin renovāre) of earlier anewen (“to renew”), from Old English nīewian (“to restore; renovate; renew”), equivalent to re- + new. Cognate with Old High German giniuwōn (“to renew”), Middle High German geniuwen (“to renew”), Old Norse nýja (“to renew”). Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈnjuː/, /ɹɪˈnjʉw/, /ɹɪˈnju/, /ɹɪˈnu/, [ɹɪˈnɪʉ̯] 1. Synonym of renewal.
Word: cunny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: See cony. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌ.ni/ 1. Obsolete form of cony (“rabbit”). Labels: alt-of, obsolete Example: What? shall Philosophie[…]make me like a fearfull cunnie creepe into some lurking-hole, and like a craven to tremble and yeeld?
Word: cunny Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Originally a specific sense of coney (developed from its use as a pet name for a woman), reinforced by association with cunt and the suffix -y (equivalent to cunt + -y). In sense 2, reinterpreted as a portmanteau of cute + funny. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌ.ni/ 1. A cunt; a vulva. Labels: countable, diminutive, vulgar Example: The whore stands to be bought for each mans mony, And seekes vild wealth by selling of her Cony. Example: O let me alone to grope for Cunnies. 2. The vulva or vagina of a child or childlike character (loli). Labels: countable, slang, vulgar 3. The vulva or vagina of a child or childlike character (loli). Labels: metonymically, slang, uncountable, vulgar
Word: cunny Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From con + -y. Compare English canny. Pronunciation: /ˈkʌ.ni/ 1. Cunning. Labels: Jamaica, especially, vulgar Example: Nevertheless, she was a "cunny Jamaican woman" who knew 'what side her bread was buttered on.'
Word: baldaquin Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of baldacchin. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: bawl Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English baulen, from Old Norse baula (“to bellow”) and/or Medieval Latin baulō (“to bark”), both from Proto-Germanic *bau- (“to roar”), conflated with Proto-Germanic *bellaną, *ballijaną, *buljaną (“to shout, low, roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”). Cognate with Faroese belja (“to low”), Icelandic baula (“to moo, low”), Swedish böla (“to bellow, low”). More at bell. Pronunciation: /bɔːl/, /boːl/, /bɔl/, /baːl/, /bɑl/ 1. To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner. Labels: transitive Example: commanders bawling Example: He jumped upon the saddle with another yell as he pushed the machine before him, and the next instant was whirling down the thoroughfare with the rapidity of an express train, bawling for people to "Stand clear!" 2. To wail; to give out a blaring cry. Labels: intransitive Example: children bawling Example: cattle bawling 3. To weep profusely. Labels: intransitive Example: children bawling Example: mourners bawling
Word: bawl Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English baulen, from Old Norse baula (“to bellow”) and/or Medieval Latin baulō (“to bark”), both from Proto-Germanic *bau- (“to roar”), conflated with Proto-Germanic *bellaną, *ballijaną, *buljaną (“to shout, low, roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to sound, roar”). Cognate with Faroese belja (“to low”), Icelandic baula (“to moo, low”), Swedish böla (“to bellow, low”). More at bell. Pronunciation: /bɔːl/, /boːl/, /bɔl/, /baːl/, /bɑl/ 1. A loud, intense shouting or wailing. Example: […] that clear soprano, in nursery, rings out a shower of innocent idiotisms over the half-stripped baby, and suspends the bawl upon its lips.