contemptuous coy frown lurch sob

Published Jul 21, 2020 [ English ]

contemptuous

con·temp·tu·ous /kənˈtemptʃuəs/ adjective

showing that you think someone or something deservers no respect

coy /kɔɪ/ adjective

shy or pretending to be shy in order to attract people’s interest
1. She gave him a coy smile
unwilling to give information about something
1. coy about
  1. Tania was always coy about her age

frown1 /fraʊn/ verb [intransitive]

to make an angry, unhappy, or confused expression, moving your EYEBROWS together

She frowned as she read the letter
frown at
- Mattie frowned at him disapprovingly
frown on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb
- to disapprove of someone or something, especially someone’s behaviour
  - Even though divorce is legal, it is still frowned upon

lurch1 /lɜːtʃ $ lɜːrtʃ/ verb [intransitive]

to walk or move suddenly in an uncontrolled or unsteady way
1. lurch forward/to/towards/into etc
  1. Sam hit the gas and the car lurched forward
  2. he lurched to his feet
your heart/stomach lurches used to say that your heart or stomach seems to move suddenly because you feel shocked, frightened etc:
1. Virginia’s heart lurched painfully in her chest.
lurch from one crisis/extreme etc to another (also lurch from crisis to crisis) to seem to have no plan and no control over what you are doing:
1. The industry lurches from crisis to crisis.

sob /sɒb $ sɑːb/ verb (past tense and past participle sobbed, present participle sobbing)

[intransitive] to cry noisily while breathing in short sudden bursts
1. He began sobbing uncontrollably
[transitive] (also sob out) to say something when you are sobbing
1. ‘It’s too late’, she sobbed.