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Aspirating
- verb - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
- remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound"
- suck in (air)
Assaulting
- verb - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
- attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
- force (someone) to have sex against their will;
Assembling
- verb - build, put together, arrange
- collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
- create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
- get people together; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"
- the act of gathering something together
Assonating
- verb - correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance; "The accented vowels assonated in this poem"
Astounding
- verb - affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
- bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
- so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"
Astringing
- verb - become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes"
- constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth"
Atrophying
- verb - growing less, dying off
- undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"
Attainting
- verb - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
- condemn by attainder; "the man was attainted"
Attempting
- verb - enter upon an activity or enterprise
- make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
Atticising
- unknown - Conforming or adapting to the Attic Greek style of expression, habits, and beliefs