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seething collapse: in constant agitation; "a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets"; "a seething mass of maggots"; "lovers and madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare

restlessness collapse: inability to rest or relax or be still; the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active; "the restlessness of the wind"; a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

arousal collapse: the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"; awakening from sleep; a state of heightened physiological activity

fever collapse: intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment"; a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

jerk collapse: an abrupt spasmodic movement; raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms; a dull stupid fatuous person; (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration; throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"; move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"

boiling collapse: cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil; the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas; extremely; "boiling mad"

quaver collapse: a tremulous sound; give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency

rush collapse: (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"; a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"; a sudden forceful flow; physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813); grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems; urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"; act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"; attack suddenly; step on it; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"; run with the ball, in football

quavering collapse: (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice"

exacerbation collapse: violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"

vibrato collapse: (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch

tremolo collapse: vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one; (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones

febrile collapse: of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"

fomentation collapse: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord); application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation

lift collapse: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"; a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home"; the act of giving temporary assistance; one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot; a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg; a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground; remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"; take off or away by decreasing; "lift the pressure"; remove from a seedbed or from a nursery; "lift the tulip bulbs"; remove (hair) by scalping; put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"; rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly"; raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"; call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs; make audible; "He lifted a war whoop"; take (root crops) out of the ground; "lift potatoes"; take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"; move upwards; "lift one's eyes"; pay off (a mortgage)

falsetto collapse: a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register; artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice"

palpitate collapse: beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated"; cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart"

lisp collapse: a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists; a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'; speak with a lisp

trill collapse: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it; the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"; pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"

pep talk collapse: a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff

panting collapse: breathing heavily (as after exertion); any fabric used to make trousers

turbidity collapse: muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended

grimace collapse: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"; contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

writhe collapse: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

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