Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Wondrous Wordless Wednesday

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:

bermudaonion said...

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!

Lisa said...

Good words! I've seen them before, but I don't think I've ever used skirling.

My list is here.

Kaye said...

skirling makes me think of banshees or bagpipes. great list!

Lisa notes... said...

I like "skirling." It sounds like it is defined. Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

I didn't know skirling but I really like the sound of it.
Here are my words

Heather said...

Ooooooo I like chuffs and skirling!!! Those are fantastic words!

ibeeeg said...

Those are great words! I really like the words...well, I like them all. I must write them down in my little vocab notebook.

Margot said...

Based on your words, I like your book. Just the few sentences make for a great teaser.

MJ said...

Hi Sally!

thanks for the nice comment..

This blog of your is good for me to refresh my vocubulary list...

Thanks for sharing..