n
The characteristic and sometimes habitual gesture of wiping or rubbing the nose in an upwards or transverse manner with the fingers, palm, or back of the hand.
adj
Characterised or marked by blathering
v
(intransitive, by extension) To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray.
n
One who exhibits bruxism (grinding of the teeth).
adj
(linguistics) Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a crick.
v
(dialectal) Alternative form of cringe [(intransitive) To cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.]
adj
(obsolete) Crooked; bent.
n
(informal) The act of sneezing into the crook of one's elbow so as to help prevent the spread of germs.
n
A person or animal who drools.
v
(dialectal) To grimace; to snarl.
v
(intransitive) To snarl or growl; to gnar.
adj
Having or characterized by gnarls; gnarled.
n
Obsolete form of grail (“the Holy Grail”). [The Holy Grail.]
n
(obsolete) A snare; a gin.
n
(informal) A work of extremely low quality, so bad as to inspire groaning
adj
Characterised or marked by groaning
adj
Characterised or marked by growling
adj
(of a voice) Low and throaty; hoarse.
n
(Britain) A distorted facial expression.
v
(transitive) To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
adj
Characteristic of a jingle or marked by jingling
n
A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To utter with a voice that is overly loud or swelling.
n
(idiomatic, used in similes) An indistinct, muffled or garbled manner of speaking.
n
(now only dialectal) A scornful grimace; a wry face.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To mumble, speak unclearly.
v
(intransitive, UK dialectal or archaic) To sneeze.
adj
Characterised or marked by rattling
adj
Making a snorting noise; snorting.
adj
Characterised or marked by rumbling
n
(UK, dialect, obsolete) Old workings of iron ore.
adj
Characterized by unusual letters (those that have a high score in the game Scrabble)
v
(dialect, UK and US, intransitive) To cringe.
n
One who sibilates; a hisser.
v
(intransitive) To talk superficially; to babble, chatter.
adj
Given to snarling or growling.
v
(informal) To offend (someone); to put (someone's) nose out of joint.
v
(idiomatic, humorous, rare) To sneeze just after somebody says something, superstitiously believed to verify or validate their statement.
adv
With a sneeze or sneezes.
v
(intransitive) To sneeze continuously or multiple times.
n
Constant or repetitive sneezing.
adj
(informal) Resembling a sneeze.
v
Obsolete spelling of sny (abound, swarm, teem, be infested). [(obsolete, rare, intransitive) move, proceed]
v
(transitive) To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
n
(idiomatic) An informal check of an idea or proposal, using one's common sense or sense of propriety.
v
Pronunciation spelling of sniffing.
v
(now dialectal) To sniff; to snort or snuff.
n
(Scotland) A suppressed laugh; a sharp intake of breath.
v
Alternative spelling of sny (abound, swarm, teem, be infested). [(obsolete, rare, intransitive) move, proceed]
v
(intransitive) To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
v
To sniff around, usually in the search for food.
n
A person who snores (or is snoring).
v
(intransitive) To make a snort; to exhale roughly through the nose.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a snore.
v
(intransitive) To sniff or snivel; to produce snot, to have a runny nose.
v
(intransitive) To snivel; to cry or whine.
n
(informal) A simultaneous sneeze and cough.
v
(intransitive) To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.
adj
Given to sniffling, to making snuffling noises.
v
(transitive) To furnish with squabs, or cushions.
v
(dialectal) To cry easily.
n
(medicine, archaic) A sneeze; sneezing, especially as a symptom.
n
Anything that triggers sneezing.
n
The act by which someone is tickled.
adj
Characterised or marked by whispering
n
(slang, Britain) A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.
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