Verb – Snarl 1 : (no object) : to growl and show the teeth — usually + at The dog snarled at the postman. 2 : to say something in an angry or annoyed way (+ object) “Get back to Read More …
Verb > Snarl
Category: Verbs
Verb > Move in
Verb – Move in 1 : to start living in a house, apartment, etc. I remember when our neighbors first moved in. He’s planning to move in with his girlfriend. 2 move in on (someone or something) : to move Read More …
Phrasal Verbs With Make
Verb > Exert
Verb – Exert We took the word “exert” from a Latin one that means “to put forth, or to thrust out.” (Or more literally, and a lot more weirdly, “to arrange outward.“) And at first, that’s the meaning we used Read More …
Verb > Dally
Verb – Dally We took the word “dally” into English from Old French around the year 1300, but we haven’t been able to trace it further back than that. Here in English, “dally” started out meaning “to chitchat,” then “to Read More …
Verb > Decompose
Verb – Decompose 1 : to cause something (such as dead plants and the bodies of dead animals) to be slowly destroyed and broken down by natural processes, chemicals, etc. (+ object) Bacteria and fungi help decompose organic matter. partially Read More …
Verb > Reconstruct
Verb – Reconstruct (+ object) 1 : to build (something damaged or destroyed) again After the earthquake, many houses needed to be reconstructed. Archaeologists were able to reconstruct most of the ancient village from their findings. 2 : to find Read More …
Verb > Swaddle
Verb > Lounge
Verb – Lounge (no object) to sit or lie in a relaxed way She was lounging on the sofa. lounging in bed to spend time resting or relaxing He was lounging by the pool all afternoon. lounging at the bar Read More …
