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Abasing
- verb - belittles
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
- undermine
Abating
- verb - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
- make less active or intense
Amazing
- verb - affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
- be a mystery or bewildering to;
- inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"
- surprising greatly; "she does an amazing amount of work"; "the dog was capable of astonishing tricks"
Awaking
- verb - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
Beading
- verb - a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
- decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"
- form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
- ornamentation with beads
- string together like beads
Beaking
- verb - hit lightly with a picking motion
Beaming
- verb - broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We cannot air this X-rated song"
- cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning"
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
- express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval"
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
- pleased and proud; "beaming parents"
- radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset"
- smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
Beaning
- verb - hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball
Bearing
- verb -
- (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
- a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
- be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
- behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
- bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
- bring in; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
- cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
- characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"
- Compass heading
- contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"
- dignified manner or conduct
- have
Beating
- verb - avoid paying; "beat the subway fare"
- be a mystery or bewildering to;
- be superior; "Reading beats watching television"; "This sure beats work!"
- beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
- glare or strike with great intensity; "The sun was beating down on us"
- hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
- indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks; "Beat the rhythm"
- make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield"; "The drums beat all night"