Like a Winding Sheet Vocab and Idioms
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- enticing
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inviting
The chocolate cake was enticing to the overweight lady.
- fatigue
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tiredness
Fatigue set in after studying all night.
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get bawled out
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get severely crticized
Did he get bawled out by the foreman for being late?
- impeded
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blocked
The workers impeded my entry into the factory with their crowding.
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kill time
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spend time doing nothing in particular
They killed time walking around the mall.
- lingered
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stayed behind
The student lingered after class to ask questions.
- nibbled
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took little bites
The mouse nibbled on the cheese.
- savoring
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enjoying
She savored each sip of the hot coffee.
- throbbing
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beating with pain
Johnson's legs were throbbing with pain from walking for ten hours.
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turning on a dime
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turning accurately in a very small space
His little car was turning on a dime.