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med·dle

verb (used without object), med·dled, med·dling.

to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwontedly. Sentence: Do not meddle with me!

curt·sy

[kurt-see] noun, plural curt·sies, verb, curt·sied, curt·sy·ing.

Noun

1.

A respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.  Sentence: The girl did a little curtsy, and then quickly ran away.

horde

[Hawrd, hohrd] noun, verb, hord·ed, hord·ing.

Noun

1.

a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists.

2.

a tribe or troop of Asian nomads.

3.

any nomadic group.

4.

A moving pack or swarm of animals. Sentence: A horde of rats came swimming up the river.

nip·py

[nip-ee]

Adjective, nip·pi·er, nip·pi·est.

1.

chilly or cold.

2.

sharp or biting; tangy.

3.

Chiefly British Informal . nimble; agile. Sentence: It’s a bit nippy outside this morning.

thud

[thuhd] noun, verb, thud·ded, thud·ding.

noun

1.

a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.

2.

a blow causing such a sound.

verb (used without object)

3. to strike or fall with a dull sound of heavy impact. The laptop fell on the ground with a dull thud.

tetch·y

[tech-ee] Show IPA

adjective tetch·i·er, tetch·i·est.

irritable; touchy. Sentence: “all right, all right, don’t get all tetchy about it!”

mock

[mok]

verb (used with object)

1.

to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.

2.

to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively.

3.

to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.

4.

to challenge; defy.

5.

to deceive, delude, or disappoint. “This mock money is fabulous” said the robber.

gur·gle

[gur-guhl] verb, gur·gled, gur·gling, noun

verb (used without object)

1.

to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current.

2.

to make a sound as of water doing this (often used of birds or of human beings).

verb (used with object)

3.

to utter or express with a gurgling sound. Sentence: The baby gurgled in delight.

gar·ble

[gahr-buhl] verb, gar·bled, gar·bling, noun

verb (used with object)

1.

to confuse unintentionally or ignorantly; jumble: to garble instructions.

2.

to make unfair or misleading selections from or arrangement of (fact, statements, writings, etc.); distort: to garble a quotation.

3.

Archaic. to take out the best of.

noun

4.

the act or process of garbling.

5.

an instance of garbling; a garbled phrase, literary passage, etc. Sentence: The women garbled the directions to the park, and we got lost.

dan·gle

[dang-guhl] verb, dan·gled, dan·gling, noun

verb (used without object)

1.

to hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion: The rope dangled in the breeze.

2.

to hang around or follow a person, as if seeking favour or attention.

3.

Grammar. to occur as a modifier without a head or as a participle without an implied subject, as leaving the tunnel in The daylight was blinding, leaving the tunnel.

verb (used with object)

4.

to cause to dangle; hold or carry swaying loosely.

5.

to offer as an inducement. Sentence: I dangled the string in front of my cat.