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Prosing
- - Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner.
Pulsing
- verb - (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star"
- drive by or as if by pulsation; "A soft breeze pulsed the air"
- expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it"
- produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube"
Pursing
- verb - contract one's lips into a rounded shape
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
Raising
- verb - activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
- bet more than the previous player
- bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"
- bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
- cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
- cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
- cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
- collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
- construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
- create a disturbance, especially b
Reusing
- verb - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"
Rinsing
- verb - clean with some chemical process
- rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid"
- the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
- wash off soap or remaining dirt
Rousing
- verb - become active; "He finally bestirred himself"
- capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement; "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
- cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
- force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
- rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading; "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"
- the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
Sassing
- verb - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
- answer back in an impudent or insolent manner; "don't sass me!"; "The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning";
Sensing
- verb - become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
- becoming aware of something via the senses
- comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"
- detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"
- perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
- the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure"
Sissing
- verb - express or utter with a hiss
- make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval