Shining Steven King Flashcards
wheeze
make high, rough while breezing with difficulty
sternly
I will not drink your coffee- said mom sternly (showing disapproval)
rumple
Kazybek used to have rumpled hair all the time until i started to teach him to brush his har.
rumpled bed is what I criticized him for
pallid
very pale, unattractive
cocky
confident young rude person
flare
burn brightly for short period of time
thump
hard hitting sound. Wolf of wall street, guy thumping his chest with his fist with: hmm-hmmmmm
thump of headache when you stand up very quickly from lying position
creak
sound that door makes when you move it
recline
lean back with upper body horizontal. Koke reclines every evening on the sofe in eastern room
fumble
do smth awkwardly w hands.
social awkward situation: looking at your phone at social gatherings ANXIETYYYY
sludgy
soft wet and thick.
when you touch spoon right after dipping it to honey
tumble
fall quickly without control
peephole
hole of a door to see who is knocking the door to enter
cot
small bed for baby
loathe
hate someone or smth
to mug
attack a person in private place and steal his money GOPSTOP
to leer
to look at someone in unpleasant way
catatonic
stiff and not reacting as if dead. freeze of scare
trespass
to go into someone’s land w/o permission
stroke
sudorogi,
moan
long, low sound of suffering. sexual woman stunning sound
bruise
sinyak, fingal
to thrash
hit a person or animal as punishment
elude
i know who you mean, but her name eludes me.
if smth eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it
to grimace
to make expression of pain or strong dislike
stutter
zaikatsya
sheen
bright smooth surface. when you sweat your body is sheened with sweat
gust
sudden strong wind
decapitate
cut off the head of the person
folly
stupidness, stupid action
tantamount
having same effect as smth
to pound
to hit, beat repeatedly
cowling
metal cover of engine
skid
to slide along a surface
snap
to cause smth thin to break a sound of crack
speck
small piece, amount
contemplate
spend time considering a possible future action
shrilly
in a way that is loud, high, and unpleasant or painful to listen t
thrust
to push suddenly and strongly
ache
a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong:
fling
to throw something or someone suddenly and with a lot of force:
groan
a deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness
quell
o stop something, especially by using force. patience and courage that stops growing anger in you.
lassitude
physical or mental tiredness:
itch
an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with your nails:
a whoosh
a soft sound made by something moving fast through the air or like that made when air is pushed out of something
hum
a continuous low sound
clanking
to make a short loud sound like that of metal objects hitting each other, or to cause something to make this sound
to thump
to hit something and cause a noise
clutch
to take or try to take hold of something tightly, usually in fear, worry, or pain
a splotch
a mark or spot that does not have a regular shape
to lacerate
to cut or tear something, especially flesh (soft part of body between body and skin)
totter
to walk with difficulty in a way that looks as if you are about to fall. Photo on the edge of a roof for some hype.
to swell
increase in amount; adj: very good, excellent
eerie
strange in a frightening and mysterious way
to gaze
to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else:
That’s what mom usually do when talk to her.
frantic
almost out of control because of extreme emotion, such as worry
trinket
a small decorative object, or a piece of jewellery that is cheap or of low quality
to sizzle
to make a sound like food cooking in hot fat:
smolder
to burn slowly with smoke but without flames
to flank
to be at the side of someone or something
to scald
to burn the skin with boiling liquid or steam:
when you touch hot boiling water
whiny
having a complaining tone, in high sad voice
snottal
rude and behaving badly, especially by treating other people in a way that shows that you believe yourself to be better than them:
covered w mucus from the nose
chastise
to criticize someone severely
desultory
without a clear plan or purpose and showing little effort or interest
dolefully
in a way that is, looks, or sounds very sad
perturbed
worried
to abate
to become less strong, pace down, cool off, taper
gibber
to speak quickly in a way that cannot be understood, usually when you are very frightened or confused
Jack coming up gibbering and trying to kill Wendy
frolic
happy behaviour, like that of children playing:
a harmless frolic
It was all fun and frolics until it began to pour down with rain.
revelation
the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known:
a moment of revelation
[ + that ] His wife divorced him after the revelation that he was having an affair.
Shocking revelations about their private life appeared in the papers.
credulity
willingness to believe that something is real or true, especially when this is unlikely
slender
thin and delicate, often in a way that is attractive:
He put his hands around her slender waist.
The plant’s leaves are long and slender.
cunning
Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose:
a cunning plan/ploy
He’s a very cunning man.
indictment
a sign that a policy, system, society, etc. is bad or wrong:
This seems to me to be a damning indictment of the government’s education policy.
a formal statement of accusing someone:
The charges on the indictment include murder and attempted murder
celibacy
Someone who is celibate does not have sex, especially because they have decided to never have sex.
