intransitive verb to make mocking or derisive comments. intransitive verb to ridicule, taunt, or jeer at. noun a mocking or derisive comment.The talk show host’s humorous gibes at the politician made the…
WOTD: underscore
transitive verb to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath.The fact that this accident occurred underscores the need for stricter safety measures. to draw a line or lines underneath…
WOTD: earthy
adjective 1. realistic, practical, and unpretentious.She found her new friends surprisingly earthy despite their aristocratic backgrounds. 2. unrefined, coarse, or sexually suggestive. 3. consisting of the properties of earth; of the soil….
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