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banging
5
adj 1: (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" [syn:
humongous, banging, thumping, whopping,
walloping]
n 1: a continuing very loud noise
2: the act of subjecting to strong attack [syn: battering,
banging]
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changing
5
adj 1: marked by continuous change or effective action [syn:
changing, ever-changing]
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clanging
5
adj 1: having a loud resonant metallic sound; "the clangorous
locomotive works"; "a clanging gong" [syn: clangorous,
clanging]
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hanging
5
n 1: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a
window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
[syn: hanging, wall hanging]
2: a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck
from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the
hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
3: the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it
moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of
the portrait" [syn: suspension, dangling, hanging]
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stinging
3
adj 1: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character;
"cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
[syn: cutting, edged, stinging]
n 1: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being
stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of
nettles" [syn: sting, stinging]
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bowing
1
adj 1: showing an excessively deferential manner [syn: bowed,
bowing]
n 1: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or
submission or shame or greeting [syn: bow, bowing,
obeisance]
2: managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the
violinist's bowing was excellent"
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flowing
1
adj 1: designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to
fluid flow; "a streamlined convertible" [syn:
streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek]
n 1: the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
[syn: flow, flowing]
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peeling
1
n 1: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming
off in scales [syn: desquamation, peeling, shedding]
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planning
1
n 1: an act of formulating a program for a definite course of
action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
2: the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some
project or enterprise
3: the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in
the event of something happening; "his planning for
retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" [syn:
planning, preparation, provision]
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raining
1
adj 1: falling in drops or as if falling like rain; "watched the
raining apple blossoms"
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ringing
1
n 1: the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the
church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the
tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the
ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe [syn:
ring, ringing, tintinnabulation]
2: the giving of a ring as a token of engagement
3: having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of
being resonant [syn: plangency, resonance,
reverberance, ringing, sonorousness, sonority,
vibrancy]
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saying
1
n 1: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular
situations; "pardon the expression" [syn: saying,
expression, locution]
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singing
1
adj 1: smooth and flowing [syn: cantabile, singing]
n 1: the act of singing vocal music [syn: singing,
vocalizing]
2: disclosing information or giving evidence about another [syn:
tattle, singing, telling]
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aiming
5
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praying
5
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ganging
5
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cliffhanging
1
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haranguing
1
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panning
1
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throwing
1
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twanging
1
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swanging
1