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whistling collapse: the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work"

bumble collapse: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

bay collapse: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color; a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay"; a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay"; the sound of a hound on the scent; an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf; (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color; bark with prolonged noises, of dogs; utter in deep prolonged tones

backfire collapse: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker; a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path; a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine; set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire; emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; "My old car backfires all the time"; come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

quack collapse: the harsh sound of a duck; an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice; act as a medical quack or a charlatan; utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked"

dissipate collapse: live a life or pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

walkout collapse: the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak"; a strike in which the workers walk out

whet collapse: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone; make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

crave collapse: plead or ask for earnestly; have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

slather collapse: spread thickly; "I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese"

gum up collapse: stick together as if with gum; "the inside of the pipe has gummed up"

eliminate collapse: kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"; terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations; remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"

respire collapse: undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide; breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

blow collapse: forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"; a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"; an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"; exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"; free of obstruction by blowing air through; "blow one's nose"; burst suddenly; "The tire blew"; "We blew a tire"; shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"; allow to regain its breath; "blow a horse"; cause to be revealed and jeopardized; "The story blew their cover"; "The double agent was blown by the other side"; lay eggs; "certain insects are said to blow"; spout moist air from the blowhole; "The whales blew"; cause to move by means of an air current; "The wind blew the leaves around in the yard"; cause air to go in, on, or through; "Blow my hair dry"; play or sound a wind instrument; "She blew the horn"; make a sound as if blown; "The whistle blew"; sound by having air expelled through a tube; "The trumpets blew"; spend lavishly or wastefully on; "He blew a lot of money on his new home theater"; be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

defame collapse: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

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