- teeth chattering
- If your teeth are chattering, you are extremely cold.
Was I cold? My teeth were chattering!
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teeth chattering
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Chattering — Chat ter*ing, n. The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making inarticulate sounds; the sounds so made; noise made by the collision of the teeth; chatter. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chattering — Chatter Chat ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chattering}.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Chat}, v. i. {Chitter}.] 1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct. [1913 Webster] The jaw … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chattering — adj. making a fast repetitive sound that resembles speech n. act or habit of talking in an unproductive manner or quickly; act of making uttering sounds; high constant noise made by birds or monkeys; noise made by the collision of teeth; chatter… … English contemporary dictionary
set one's teeth on edge — phrasal also put one s teeth on edge 1. : to cause a disagreeable sensation in the teeth the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children s teeth are set on edge Jer 31:29(Revised Standard Version) 2. : exasperate th … Useful english dictionary
tooth — W2S2 [tu:θ] n plural teeth [ti:θ] ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in mouth)¦ 2¦(on a tool etc)¦ 3¦(power)¦ 4 fight tooth and nail 5 get your teeth into something … Dictionary of contemporary English
chatter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English chatteren, of imitative origin Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to utter rapid short sounds suggestive of language but inarticulate and indistinct < squirrels chattered angrily > 2. to talk idly,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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cold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. iciness; ailment, flu. adj. chilling (see cold); unheated; unresponsive, indifferent, unenthusiastic. See cold, disease, insensibility. II Condition of low temperature Nouns 1. cold, coldness,… … English dictionary for students
Yawn — Yawning redirects here. For the fish species, see Yawning (fish). Joseph Ducreux pandiculating; self portrait ca. 1783 A yawn is a reflex of simultaneous inhalation of air and stretching of the eardrums, followed by exhalation of breath. P … Wikipedia
Perry the Platypus — is an anthropomorphic platypus who belongs to Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher in the Disney Channel cartoon, Phineas and Ferb. Unbeknownst to his owners, Perry leads a double life as a secret agent named Agent P . Perry enters his lair under the… … Wikipedia
