Definition of peak

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Peak (v. i.) To pry; to peep slyly.

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Clamorous :: Clamorous (a.) Speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud; turbulent.
Thither :: Thither (a.) Being on the farther side from the person speaking; farther; -- a correlative of hither; as, on the thither side of the water..
Spoliated :: Spokesman (n.) One who speaks for another.
Cant :: Cant (n.) An affected, singsong mode of speaking..
Intone :: Intone (v. i.) To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate..
Veriloquent :: Veriloquent (a.) Speaking truth; truthful.
Voir Dire :: Voir dire () An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his competency to give evidence..
Transept :: Transept (n.) The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the transepts..
Name :: Name (n.) To designate (a member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand..
Address :: Address (v.) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to; to accost..
Closemouthed :: Closemouthed (a.) Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative.
Effect :: Effect (n.) Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect..
Hem :: Hem (v. i.) To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to hesitate in speaking..
Irishism :: Irishism (n.) A mode of speaking peculiar to the Irish; an Hibernicism.
Sputter :: Sputter (v. i.) To utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva.
Misspeak :: Misspeak (v. t.) To utter wrongly.
Fill :: Fill (a.) To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair..
Lump :: Lump (v. i.) To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.
Tongue-tied :: Tongue-tied (a.) Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause..
Mouther :: Mouther (n.) One who mouths; an affected speaker.
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