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childishly

/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃli/

Meanings
adverb
In a childish manner.

Examples :

"The student argued childishly with the teacher about the assignment. "
age character attitude human

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about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

Moving around; astir.

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

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argued verb

/ˈɑːrɡjuːd/ /ˈɑːrɡd/

To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.

"The increase in Sarah's grades argued that she was studying harder. "

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teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

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childish adjective

/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

Of or suitable for a child.

"The child's childish tantrum in the supermarket was embarrassing for his parents. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "