stuffing

When the Shareefs weren’t stuffing their mouths, they were chattering happily.

Melissa did not cause fatalities in Cuba, according to authorities, but it knocked the stuffing out of the impoverished Caribbean nation, where fuel, electricity, hard currency and affordable foodstuffs were already in short supply.

Vendors shuttered buildings, and neighbors queued at stands, stuffing bags with fruit and provisions.

Asked whether he would accept defeat if someone else is declared the winner, he said he would agree "provided the Constitutional Council announces the results that comes from the ballot box, not ballot stuffing".

"I just started stuffing cheese in my mouth cos I can't stop grinning. Isn't it funny? I was so nervous when Claudia squeezed my shoulder blade, and now I just love being a traitor."