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Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where a group shares new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading. Feel free to join by posting your new words, then leaving a comment for Kathy with your link at Bermuda Onion.The object is to increase our vocabulary while having a bit of fun.
Here are some new words that I’ve discovered this past week from Let Darkness Come by Angela Hunt:
1. moue - a little grimace; pout.
Pronunciation: \ˈmü\
She makes a moue. "What if I don't want to deal with no overblown catfight?"(34).
2. chuffs - the sound of noisy exhaust or exhalations
Pronunciation: \ˈchəf\
Erin chuffs softly. "She was a drunk. We lived on food stamps and welfare, which probably explains why I was attracted to Jeffrey" (90).
3. skirling - to scream, shriek;
Pronunciation: \ˈskər(-ə)l, ˈskir(-ə)l\
The skirling wind skitters past Briley, tossing hair into her face and whippin her skirt around her legs (287).
9 comments:
Those are all great words! Moue looks like it might be French in origin, so I feel like I should have known it, but I didn't. Thanks for participating!
Good words! I've seen them before, but I don't think I've ever used skirling.
My list is here.
skirling makes me think of banshees or bagpipes. great list!
I like "skirling." It sounds like it is defined. Thanks for sharing.
I didn't know skirling but I really like the sound of it.
Here are my words
Ooooooo I like chuffs and skirling!!! Those are fantastic words!
Those are great words! I really like the words...well, I like them all. I must write them down in my little vocab notebook.
Based on your words, I like your book. Just the few sentences make for a great teaser.
Hi Sally!
thanks for the nice comment..
This blog of your is good for me to refresh my vocubulary list...
Thanks for sharing..
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