Definitions

Smudge

—n. A blurred or smeared mark on the sur­face of something
—v. To cause (some­thing) to become mess­ily smeared by rub­bing it
—syn: streak, mark, blotch, smear, blot, stain, splotch; bedaub, besmirch, blacken, dirty, soil, daub

Lamentation

—n. An expres­sion of great sor­row or deep sadness
—syn: weep­ing, wail­ing, cry­ing, sob­bing, moan­ing, lament, keen­ing, griev­ing, mourning

Censure

—n. Offi­cial strong crit­i­cism; a judg­ment involv­ing con­dem­na­tion; an opin­ion or judg­ment; the act of blam­ing or con­demn­ing sternly
—syn: con­dem­na­tion, crit­i­cism, attack, abuse

Grumble

—v. To com­plain qui­etly about some­thing; to talk in an unhappy way; to make a low, heavy sound; to mut­ter in discontent
—syn: com­plaint, griev­ance, protest, cavil, quib­ble, crit­i­cism, grouse

Mockery

—n. Teas­ing and con­temp­tu­ous lan­guage or behav­ior directed at a par­tic­u­lar per­son or thing; an absurd mis­rep­re­sen­ta­tion or imi­ta­tion of something
—syn: ridicule, deri­sion, jeer­ing, sneer­ing, con­tempt, scorn, scoff­ing, teas­ing, taunt­ing, sarcasm

Screed

—n. A long or pro­longed speech or piece of writing
—syn: dia­tribe, rant, harangue.

Dispatch

—n. An offi­cial report on state or mil­i­tary affairs
—syn: com­mu­niqué, bul­letin, report, state­ment, let­ter, message.

Cavil

—v. To make petty or unnec­es­sary objections
—alt: To be a pul­ing git

Last Updated: 27 Apr 26