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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surprise; sudden push |
| Synonyms: | blow, bombshell, bounce, bump, clash, collision, concussion, double whammy, impact, jar, jerk, jog, jounce, jump, kick, lurch, percussion, punch, quiver, reversal, setback, shake, shock, shot, start, surprise, thunderbolt |
| Main Entry: | stammering |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stammer |
| Synonyms: | faltering, halting, hesitation, lurch, pause, repetition, splutter, sputtering, stoppage, stumble, stutter, stuttering, wobble |
| Main Entry: | stuttering |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stammer |
| Synonyms: | faltering, halting, hesitation, lurch, pause, repetition, splutter, sputtering, stammering, stoppage, stumble, stutter, wobble |
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| Concept: | Plunge. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
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plunge, dip, dive, header; ducking; diver.
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| Antonyms: | leap |
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| Concept: | [Repeated and protracted sounds] Roll. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; specific sounds |
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roll; drumming; berloque, bombination, rumbling; tattoo; dingdong; tantara; rataplan; whirr; ratatat; rubadub; pitapat; quaver, clutter, charivari, racket; cuckoo; repetition; peal of bells, devil's tattoo; reverberation.
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| Concept: | [Sudden and violent sounds] Snap. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; specific sounds |
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snap; rapping; decrepitation, crepitation; report, thud; burst, explosion, discharge, detonation, firing, salvo, volley., squib, cracker, gun, popgun.
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| Concept: | [Imperfect Speech.] Stammering. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional means; spoken language |
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inarticulateness; stammering; hesitation; impediment in one's speech; titubancy, traulism; whisper (faint sound); lisp, drawl, tardiloquence; nasal tone, nasal accent; twang; falsetto (want of voice); broken voice, broken accents, broken sentences., brogue; slip of the tongue, lapsus linouae
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