beating (verb)

  • 51pulse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English puls, probably from Anglo French puuiz gruel, from Latin pult , puls, probably from Greek poltos Date: 13th century the edible seeds of various crops (as peas, beans, or lentils) of the legume family; also a… …

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  • 52whisk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wisk, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse visk wisp; akin to Old English wiscian to plait Date: 14th century 1. a quick light brushing or whipping motion 2. a. a usually wire kitchen utensil used… …

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  • 53qualify — [[t]kwɒ̱lɪfaɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ qualifies, qualifying, qualified 1) VERB When someone qualifies, they pass the examinations that they need to be able to work in a particular profession. But when I d qualified and started teaching it was a different story …

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  • 54pulsate — pulsate, pulse, beat, throb, palpitate can mean to manifest a rhythmical movement such as or similar to the one which occurs in the circulatory system when blood is forced along by alternate contractions and relaxations of the ventricles of the… …

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  • 55whisk — I. /wɪsk / (say wisk) verb (t) 1. to sweep (dust, crumbs, etc., or a surface) with a brush, or the like. 2. to move with a rapid, sweeping stroke. 3. to draw, snatch, carry, etc., lightly and rapidly. –verb (i) 4. to sweep, pass, or go lightly… …

  • 56Kansai dialect — A label in Kansai ben. The advertisement, Iwashi o tabena akan!, translates as You must eat sardines! …

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  • 57Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… …

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  • 58beat — {{11}}beat (adj.) defeated, overcome by effort, c.1400; tired, exhausted, by 1905, Amer.Eng., from past tense of BEAT (Cf. beat) (v.). {{12}}beat (n.) c.1300, a beating, whipping; the beating of a drum, from BEAT (Cf. beat) (v.). As throb of the… …

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  • 59have — I [[t]həv, STRONG hæv[/t]] AUXILIARY VERB USES ♦ has, having, had (In spoken English, forms of have are often shortened, for example I have is shortened to I ve and has not is shortened to hasn t.) 1) AUX You use the forms have and has with a… …

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  • 60work — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)k[/t]] ♦ works, working, worked 1) VERB People who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do. [V prep/adv] Weiner works for the US Department of Transport... [V prep/adv] I started working in a recording studio... [V… …

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