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Puckering
- verb - become wrinkled or drawn together; "her lips puckered"
- draw together into folds or puckers
- to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"
Puttering
- verb - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
- move around aimlessly
- work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"
Quavering
- verb - (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice"
- give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
- sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
Quivering
- verb - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
- move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered"
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
- shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
- the act of vibrating
Raftering
- verb - provide (a ceiling) with rafters
Recurring
- verb - coming back; "a revenant ghost"
- happen or occur again; "This is a recurring story"
- have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
- return in thought or speech to something
Referring
- verb - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
- have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
- make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
- seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
- send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
- think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species"
- use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"
Rehearing
- verb - hear or try a court case anew
- the act of hearing again
Rendering
- verb - a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall
- a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert"
- a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
- an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning"
- bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks"
- cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"
- coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den"
- give an interpretation or rendition of;
- give back; "render money"
- give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the f
Repairing
- verb - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health"
- make amends for; pay compensation for; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
- set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"