Word of the Day

bum·ble

• To speak or do in a clumsy, muddled, or inefficient way.

Synonyms: stammer, stutter, falter.

Usage: He bumbled his way through his speech.

Reference

• The Free Dictionary — bumble

preen

• To dress or groom (oneself) with elaborate care.

Synonyms : dress, plume, primp.

Usage : She preened in front of the mirror for a half an hour before leaving to meet her date.

Reference

• The Free Dictionary — preen

smoth·er

• To conceal, suppress, or hide.

Synonyms: muffle, stifle, strangle, repress.

Usage: She tried to smother her feelings of panic.

Reference

• The Free Dictionary — smother

con·sume

• To expend; use up.

Synonyms: deplete, wipe out, eat up, exhaust, run through, eat.

Usage: She purchased a hybrid car that would consume less gas than the car she had previously owned.

Source

• The Free Dictionary — consume

mis·judge

1. To judge wrongly.

Example

The amateur DJ misjudged the crowd he was playing for. His judgment was impaired as he had apparently been sleeping for the last twenty years.

Sources

• IOL News — Mandela insult lands man in the dock
• The Free Dictionary — misjudgment