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coltish

/ˈkoʊltɪʃ/

Meanings
adjective
Resembling a colt, especially:

Examples :

"Her coltish energy made her bounce and giggle through the school hallways. "
animal character nature

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration bounce

bounce noun

/baʊns/

A change of direction of motion after hitting the ground or an obstacle.

"The ball's bounce off the wall changed its trajectory. "

Illustration through

through noun

/θɹuː/ /θɹu/

A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend.

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration made

made noun

/meɪd/

A grub or maggot.

"The compost pile attracted many small, white made. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration colt

colt noun

/kɒlt/ /koʊlt/

A young male horse.

"The farmer showed off his new colt, a strong and healthy young horse. "

Illustration resembling

resembling verb

/ɹɪˈzɛmblɪŋ/

To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

"The twins resemble each other."

Illustration giggle

giggle noun

/ˈɡɪɡl/

A high-pitched, silly laugh.

"The little girl's giggle echoed through the classroom as she saw the funny picture. "

Illustration hallways

hallways noun

/ˈhɔlweɪz/

A corridor in a building that connects rooms.

"The students rushed through the hallways between classes. "

Illustration energy

energy noun

/ˈɛnəd͡ʒi/ /ˈɛnɚd͡ʒi/

The impetus behind all motion and all activity.

"The children's energy fueled their excitement for the school trip. "

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."