Posts Categorised: Word of the day

Exasperated  Definition: irritate intensely; infuriate. Example: "this futile process exasperates prison officers" Synonyms: infuriate, incense, anger, annoy, irritate, madden, enrage, send into a rage, inflame, antagonize, provoke

Tantalise Definition: torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable. Example: "such ambitious questions have long tantalised the world's best thinkers" Synonyms: tease, torment, torture, bait

Scintillate Definition: emit flashes of light; sparkle. Example: "the sleek boat seemed to scintillate with a dark blue light" Synonyms: sparkle, shine, gleam, glitter, flash, shimmer, twinkle, glint, glisten, wink, blink

Sulk Definition: be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment. Example: "he was sulking over the break-up of his band" Synonyms: mope, brood, pout, be sullen, have a long face, be in a bad mood, be put out

Drench Definition: wet thoroughly; soak. Example: "I fell in the stream and was drenched" Synonyms: soak, saturate, wet through, wet thoroughly, permeate, drown, swamp