whir
to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect
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Desperate Housewives S5E18: English vocabulary
Season 5, Episode 18MysteryDramaComedy
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sniffle
to breathe in and out through your nose in short, quiet sounds
crumple
to crush or press into wrinkles or folds
puncher
a tool used for making holes in paper or other thin material
yardstick
a standard used for judging or comparing something
indistinctly
in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand
ratting
the act of hunting or trapping rats
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
afterthought
an idea or remark that comes too late to be useful or important
defile
to make something dirty, impure, or morally bad
ricochet
to bounce off a surface after hitting it
silvering
the process of turning silver in color
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nosing
the front edge of a step or stair
jingling
making a light, clear ringing sound
cranked
turned or operated by a crank
sordid
morally bad, unpleasant, or shameful
miserably
in a very unhappy, unpleasant, or unsuccessful way
rifling
the spiral grooves inside a gun barrel that make a bullet spin
thud
to make a dull, heavy sound
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
exhale
to breathe air out of your lungs
faxed
to send something by fax
crackling
the sound of many short, sharp pops or snaps
crackle
to make a series of short, sharp, snapping sounds