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bubbling
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adj 1: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or
fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy)
beer" [syn: bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy,
frothy, effervescing, spumy]
2: marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile
effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of
sparkly cheerleaders" [syn: bubbling, effervescent,
frothy, scintillating, sparkly]
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coupling
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n 1: a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so
they move together [syn: yoke, coupling]
2: a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of
adjacent objects [syn: coupling, coupler]
3: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive
purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating
of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: coupling,
mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union]
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cuddling
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n 1: affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the
genital organs) [syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling,
hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching,
snuggling]
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doubling
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n 1: increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took
no time at all"
2: raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I
decided his double was a bluff" [syn: doubling, double]
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duckling
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n 1: flesh of a young domestic duck
2: young duck
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juggling
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n 1: the act of rearranging things to give a misleading
impression [syn: juggle, juggling]
2: throwing and catching several objects simultaneously [syn:
juggle, juggling]
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smuggling
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n 1: secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty
is due
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sparkling
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adj 1: shining with brilliant points of light like stars;
"sparkling snow"; "sparkling eyes"
2: used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially
with carbon dioxide; "sparkling wines"; "sparkling water"
[syn: sparkling, effervescent] [ant: noneffervescent,
still]
n 1: a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash [syn:
twinkle, scintillation, sparkling]
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struggling
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adj 1: engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or
obscurity; "a financially struggling theater";
"struggling artists"
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suckling
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n 1: English poet and courtier (1609-1642) [syn: Suckling,
Sir John Suckling]
2: an infant considered in relation to its nurse [syn:
nursling, nurseling, suckling]
3: a young mammal that has not been weaned
4: feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast [syn:
suckling, lactation]
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troubling
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adj 1: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or
disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something
distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime";
"a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and
troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome
predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
[syn: distressing, distressful, disturbing,
perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying]
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buckling
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chuckling
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giggling
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huddling
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muddling
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redoubling
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scuttling
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puddling
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