ravishing
rav·ish·ing /ˈrævɪʃɪŋ/ adjective literary
very beautiful SYN stunning
- She looked ravishing
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a ravishing smile
- ravishingly adverb
eloquent
el·o·quent /ˈeləkwənt/ adjective
- able to express your ideas and opinions well, especially in a way that
influences people
- an eloquent appeal for support
- showing a feeling or meaning without using words:
- The photographs are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.
- eloquently adverb
- eloquence noun [countable]
extortion
ex·tort /ɪkˈstɔːt $ -ɔːrt/ verb [transitive]
to illegally force someone to give you something, especially money, by
threatening them
- extort something from somebody
- Rebels extorted money from local villagers
— extortion /ɪkˈstɔːʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]
- He faces charges of kidnapping and extortion.
- extortionist noun [countable]
brandished
bran·dish /ˈbrændɪʃ/ verb [transitive] written
to wave something around in a dangerous or threatening way, especially a weapon
- A man leap out, brandishing a kitchen knife.
chime
chime1 /tʃaɪm/ verb
- [intransitive and transitive] if a bell or clock chimes, it makes a ringing
sound, especially to tell you what time it is
- The clock in the hall chimed six.
- [intransitive] to be the same as something else or to have the same effect
- chime with
- Her views on life didn’t quite chime with mine
chime in phrasal verb
to say something in a conversation, especially to agree with someone has just
said
- ‘We’ll miss you too,’ the children chimed in.