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Poetizing
- verb - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"
Poisoning
- verb - add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
- administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
- kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison"
- kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"
- spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
- the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill
- the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
Poleaxing
- verb - fell with or as if with a poleax
Polishing
- verb - bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing;
- make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
- the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
Polluting
- verb - Blight
- make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
Pommeling
- verb - strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
Pondering
- verb - deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
- reflect deeply on a subject;
Portering
- verb - carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists"
Posturing
- verb - adopting a vain conceited posture
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
- behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
Pothering
- verb - make a fuss; be agitated
- make upset or troubled