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  • 101Curmurring — Cur*mur ring (k?r m?r r?ng), n. Murmuring; grumbling; sometimes applied to the rumbling produced by a slight attack of the gripes. [Scot.] Burns. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 102earthdin — Earthquake Earth quake , n. A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives;… …

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  • 103Earthquake — Earth quake , n. A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; called also… …

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  • 104Earthquake alarm — Earthquake Earth quake , n. A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives;… …

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  • 105earthquave — Earthquake Earth quake , n. A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives;… …

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  • 106earthshock — Earthquake Earth quake , n. A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives;… …

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  • 107Equipage — Eq ui*page (?; 48), n. [F. [ e]quipage, fr. [ e]quiper. See {Equip}.] 1. Furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental; especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel, fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purposes, or the furniture and …

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  • 108Grum — (gr[u^]m), a. [Cf. Dan. grum furious, Sw. grym, AS. gram, and E. grim, and grumble. [root]35.] 1. Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim. Nick looked sour and grum. Arbuthnof. [1913 Webster] 2. Low; deep in the throat; guttural;… …

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  • 109Mutter — Mut ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Muttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muttering}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire, mutire.] 1. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or angry… …

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  • 110Muttered — Mutter Mut ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Muttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muttering}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire, mutire.] 1. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or… …

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