| again and again |
When something happens again and again, it happens many, many times. |
| batter1 |
to beat hard again and again, or to damage by beating. [1/2 definitions] |
| beat |
to hit again and again. [1/9 definitions] |
| bumpy |
If your ride in a car is bumpy, it means that things on the road are making the car move suddenly up and down, again and again. A bumpy ride can make you feel sick or just not comfortable. A flight on an airplane can be bumpy too. During a bumpy flight, the airplane moves up and down suddenly many times. [1/2 definitions] |
| clap |
to strike one's open hands together again and again as a way of showing approval. [1/5 definitions] |
| drum |
to hit or tap a surface again and again. [1/5 definitions] |
| fact |
A fact is something that most people agree is true because it has been tested or been seen to be true again and again. It is a fact that fish need water to live. It is a fact that an apple is a fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| flash |
When something flashes, it gives off a sudden, bright light that quickly goes away. A light may flash on and off, again and again. [1/8 definitions] |
| flex |
to bend again and again. [1/2 definitions] |
| gnaw |
to bite or chew on again and again. |
| harass |
to trouble or bother again and again. |
| jingle |
to make a sound like light metal objects hitting against each other again and again. [1/4 definitions] |
| mythology |
A mythology is a collection of ancient stories called "myths." These myths are many centuries old and have been passed down again and again from older people in a particular society to younger people in that society. Over time, many myths are written down. The whole group of stories that come from a particular people are called a mythology. |
| nag1 |
to bother by complaining or asking for something again and again; pester. [1/3 definitions] |
| nibble |
to bite gently again and again. [1/7 definitions] |
| nomadic |
If a group of people is nomadic, they move from place to place as a normal way of living their lives. Also, when a person lives in one place for a while and then moves again and again, we sometimes say they live a nomadic life. |
| patrol |
If the police are patrolling a neighborhood, they are going through it over and over again checking if anything bad is happening. If a ship is patrolling a coast, it is going along it again and again in order to make sure everything is OK. [2/3 definitions] |
| pelt1 |
to hit again and again. [1/2 definitions] |
| pester |
to bother again and again. |
| pound1 |
If something pounds, it hits another thing very hard again and again. [1/5 definitions] |
| rattle |
When something rattles, it makes a short, knocking sound again and again. A window might rattle if it is loose and there is a lot of wind outside. [1/2 definitions] |