Word for showing a small part of something briefly to hint to its existence or beauty without fully uncovering itWhat word means “to speak something into existence”?Word for showing strong opinion forWhat is the word for “showing that something is meaningful”?One word for taking something without feelingA word for good part of somethingWord for making an assertion without knowledge of its truth?Word for knowing something as a fact, but not fully comprehending its reality?A word for “bringing something to its required amount”A word for “a forceful part that temporarily becomes part of a whole without losing its unique identity”Word or phrase for showing great skill at something without formal training in it
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Word for showing a small part of something briefly to hint to its existence or beauty without fully uncovering it
What word means “to speak something into existence”?Word for showing strong opinion forWhat is the word for “showing that something is meaningful”?One word for taking something without feelingA word for good part of somethingWord for making an assertion without knowledge of its truth?Word for knowing something as a fact, but not fully comprehending its reality?A word for “bringing something to its required amount”A word for “a forceful part that temporarily becomes part of a whole without losing its unique identity”Word or phrase for showing great skill at something without formal training in it
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... perhaps to attract interest, envy or curiosity. That's really all. Thanks in advance.
PS: words that I have already in mind? Few! I thought of "lure" but hmm that's not even close.
The word may go in the dotted space in these examples:
The man ... his muscles, threatening with fight.
The scientist ... his knowledge by a technical question.
"Glimpse" is close. In my context it would be: to give or allow a glimpse of something. But it doesn't convey purpose of attracting attention. Better ones?
Thanks
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... perhaps to attract interest, envy or curiosity. That's really all. Thanks in advance.
PS: words that I have already in mind? Few! I thought of "lure" but hmm that's not even close.
The word may go in the dotted space in these examples:
The man ... his muscles, threatening with fight.
The scientist ... his knowledge by a technical question.
"Glimpse" is close. In my context it would be: to give or allow a glimpse of something. But it doesn't convey purpose of attracting attention. Better ones?
Thanks
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Hi! What words have you tried and rejected?
– rajah9
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I think that is playing peek-a-boo. ": offering only limited display or disclosure especially of a teasing sort - peekaboo publicity" merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peekaboo
– Phil Sweet
8 hours ago
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Perhaps the verb hint?
– mahmud koya
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@rajah9,Yes, updated the whole thing.
– infatuated
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@MarkBeadles, Just did.
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... perhaps to attract interest, envy or curiosity. That's really all. Thanks in advance.
PS: words that I have already in mind? Few! I thought of "lure" but hmm that's not even close.
The word may go in the dotted space in these examples:
The man ... his muscles, threatening with fight.
The scientist ... his knowledge by a technical question.
"Glimpse" is close. In my context it would be: to give or allow a glimpse of something. But it doesn't convey purpose of attracting attention. Better ones?
Thanks
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... perhaps to attract interest, envy or curiosity. That's really all. Thanks in advance.
PS: words that I have already in mind? Few! I thought of "lure" but hmm that's not even close.
The word may go in the dotted space in these examples:
The man ... his muscles, threatening with fight.
The scientist ... his knowledge by a technical question.
"Glimpse" is close. In my context it would be: to give or allow a glimpse of something. But it doesn't convey purpose of attracting attention. Better ones?
Thanks
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Hi! What words have you tried and rejected?
– rajah9
8 hours ago
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I think that is playing peek-a-boo. ": offering only limited display or disclosure especially of a teasing sort - peekaboo publicity" merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peekaboo
– Phil Sweet
8 hours ago
1
Perhaps the verb hint?
– mahmud koya
8 hours ago
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@rajah9,Yes, updated the whole thing.
– infatuated
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@MarkBeadles, Just did.
– infatuated
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Hi! What words have you tried and rejected?
– rajah9
8 hours ago
1
I think that is playing peek-a-boo. ": offering only limited display or disclosure especially of a teasing sort - peekaboo publicity" merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peekaboo
– Phil Sweet
8 hours ago
1
Perhaps the verb hint?
– mahmud koya
8 hours ago
1
@rajah9,Yes, updated the whole thing.
– infatuated
8 hours ago
1
@MarkBeadles, Just did.
– infatuated
8 hours ago
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1
Hi! What words have you tried and rejected?
– rajah9
8 hours ago
Hi! What words have you tried and rejected?
– rajah9
8 hours ago
1
1
I think that is playing peek-a-boo. ": offering only limited display or disclosure especially of a teasing sort - peekaboo publicity" merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peekaboo
– Phil Sweet
8 hours ago
I think that is playing peek-a-boo. ": offering only limited display or disclosure especially of a teasing sort - peekaboo publicity" merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peekaboo
– Phil Sweet
8 hours ago
1
1
Perhaps the verb hint?
– mahmud koya
8 hours ago
Perhaps the verb hint?
– mahmud koya
8 hours ago
1
1
@rajah9,Yes, updated the whole thing.
– infatuated
8 hours ago
@rajah9,Yes, updated the whole thing.
– infatuated
8 hours ago
1
1
@MarkBeadles, Just did.
– infatuated
8 hours ago
@MarkBeadles, Just did.
– infatuated
8 hours ago
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Flash has several dictionary entries, including:
- to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare
4a. to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display
- to have sudden insight —often used with on
I think this fits well for your first example sentence,
The man flashed his muscles, threatening with fight.
Not so well (but understandable in context) for your second example sentence,
The scientist flashed his knowledge by a technical question.
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Yes, this fits well with animals (and people) flashing their eyes as a display of aggression.
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Flex
Or, rather, flexed for your examples.
The relevant dictionary meaning (from American Heritage via TFD) is:
- To exhibit or show off the strength of: "They had spent six years since the lightning Six Day War flexing their invincibility" (Howard Kaplan).
It probably conveys more permanence than you require because things can be "flexed" for a while ("flashed" as in another answer might be better), but I think that a scientist "flexes" their knowledge rather than "flashes" it. "Flex" conveys an idea of strength (because it usually applies to muscles) and seems a little less superficial than "flash".
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A "word for showing a small part of something briefly to hint to its existence or beauty without fully uncovering it" is tease:
tease n.2
An act of teasing someone
‘Calgary has been privy to teases of his product at shops such as Oxygen in Bankers Hall, and in Kensington at both Brooklyn for men and Splash for women.’
‘To make Maxim sell, they pumped up the page turning teases and never really delivered much.’
— Oxford via Lexico
tease v.1.1
Tempt (someone) sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused.
Ibid.
In this case the sexual aspect is downplayed, but the action of a brief reveal with the hint of more to come — to attract interest or curiosity — is reminiscent of a sexual tease, as the quotes demonstrate.
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Flash has several dictionary entries, including:
- to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare
4a. to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display
- to have sudden insight —often used with on
I think this fits well for your first example sentence,
The man flashed his muscles, threatening with fight.
Not so well (but understandable in context) for your second example sentence,
The scientist flashed his knowledge by a technical question.
answered 8 hours ago
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Yes, this fits well with animals (and people) flashing their eyes as a display of aggression.
– Edwin Ashworth
7 hours ago
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Flash has several dictionary entries, including:
- to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare
4a. to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display
- to have sudden insight —often used with on
I think this fits well for your first example sentence,
The man flashed his muscles, threatening with fight.
Not so well (but understandable in context) for your second example sentence,
The scientist flashed his knowledge by a technical question.
answered 8 hours ago
rajah9rajah9
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Yes, this fits well with animals (and people) flashing their eyes as a display of aggression.
– Edwin Ashworth
7 hours ago
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Flash has several dictionary entries, including:
- to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare
4a. to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display
- to have sudden insight —often used with on
I think this fits well for your first example sentence,
The man flashed his muscles, threatening with fight.
Not so well (but understandable in context) for your second example sentence,
The scientist flashed his knowledge by a technical question.
answered 8 hours ago
rajah9rajah9
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Flash has several dictionary entries, including:
- to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare
4a. to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display
- to have sudden insight —often used with on
I think this fits well for your first example sentence,
The man flashed his muscles, threatening with fight.
Not so well (but understandable in context) for your second example sentence,
The scientist flashed his knowledge by a technical question.
answered 8 hours ago
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answered 8 hours ago
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answered 8 hours ago
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answered 8 hours ago
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Yes, this fits well with animals (and people) flashing their eyes as a display of aggression.
– Edwin Ashworth
7 hours ago
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Yes, this fits well with animals (and people) flashing their eyes as a display of aggression.
– Edwin Ashworth
7 hours ago
Yes, this fits well with animals (and people) flashing their eyes as a display of aggression.
– Edwin Ashworth
7 hours ago
Yes, this fits well with animals (and people) flashing their eyes as a display of aggression.
– Edwin Ashworth
7 hours ago
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Flex
Or, rather, flexed for your examples.
The relevant dictionary meaning (from American Heritage via TFD) is:
- To exhibit or show off the strength of: "They had spent six years since the lightning Six Day War flexing their invincibility" (Howard Kaplan).
It probably conveys more permanence than you require because things can be "flexed" for a while ("flashed" as in another answer might be better), but I think that a scientist "flexes" their knowledge rather than "flashes" it. "Flex" conveys an idea of strength (because it usually applies to muscles) and seems a little less superficial than "flash".
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Flex
Or, rather, flexed for your examples.
The relevant dictionary meaning (from American Heritage via TFD) is:
- To exhibit or show off the strength of: "They had spent six years since the lightning Six Day War flexing their invincibility" (Howard Kaplan).
It probably conveys more permanence than you require because things can be "flexed" for a while ("flashed" as in another answer might be better), but I think that a scientist "flexes" their knowledge rather than "flashes" it. "Flex" conveys an idea of strength (because it usually applies to muscles) and seems a little less superficial than "flash".
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Flex
Or, rather, flexed for your examples.
The relevant dictionary meaning (from American Heritage via TFD) is:
- To exhibit or show off the strength of: "They had spent six years since the lightning Six Day War flexing their invincibility" (Howard Kaplan).
It probably conveys more permanence than you require because things can be "flexed" for a while ("flashed" as in another answer might be better), but I think that a scientist "flexes" their knowledge rather than "flashes" it. "Flex" conveys an idea of strength (because it usually applies to muscles) and seems a little less superficial than "flash".
answered 2 hours ago
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Flex
Or, rather, flexed for your examples.
The relevant dictionary meaning (from American Heritage via TFD) is:
- To exhibit or show off the strength of: "They had spent six years since the lightning Six Day War flexing their invincibility" (Howard Kaplan).
It probably conveys more permanence than you require because things can be "flexed" for a while ("flashed" as in another answer might be better), but I think that a scientist "flexes" their knowledge rather than "flashes" it. "Flex" conveys an idea of strength (because it usually applies to muscles) and seems a little less superficial than "flash".
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A "word for showing a small part of something briefly to hint to its existence or beauty without fully uncovering it" is tease:
tease n.2
An act of teasing someone
‘Calgary has been privy to teases of his product at shops such as Oxygen in Bankers Hall, and in Kensington at both Brooklyn for men and Splash for women.’
‘To make Maxim sell, they pumped up the page turning teases and never really delivered much.’
— Oxford via Lexico
tease v.1.1
Tempt (someone) sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused.
Ibid.
In this case the sexual aspect is downplayed, but the action of a brief reveal with the hint of more to come — to attract interest or curiosity — is reminiscent of a sexual tease, as the quotes demonstrate.
answered 2 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦Andrew Leach
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A "word for showing a small part of something briefly to hint to its existence or beauty without fully uncovering it" is tease:
tease n.2
An act of teasing someone
‘Calgary has been privy to teases of his product at shops such as Oxygen in Bankers Hall, and in Kensington at both Brooklyn for men and Splash for women.’
‘To make Maxim sell, they pumped up the page turning teases and never really delivered much.’
— Oxford via Lexico
tease v.1.1
Tempt (someone) sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused.
Ibid.
In this case the sexual aspect is downplayed, but the action of a brief reveal with the hint of more to come — to attract interest or curiosity — is reminiscent of a sexual tease, as the quotes demonstrate.
answered 2 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦Andrew Leach
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A "word for showing a small part of something briefly to hint to its existence or beauty without fully uncovering it" is tease:
tease n.2
An act of teasing someone
‘Calgary has been privy to teases of his product at shops such as Oxygen in Bankers Hall, and in Kensington at both Brooklyn for men and Splash for women.’
‘To make Maxim sell, they pumped up the page turning teases and never really delivered much.’
— Oxford via Lexico
tease v.1.1
Tempt (someone) sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused.
Ibid.
In this case the sexual aspect is downplayed, but the action of a brief reveal with the hint of more to come — to attract interest or curiosity — is reminiscent of a sexual tease, as the quotes demonstrate.
answered 2 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦Andrew Leach
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A "word for showing a small part of something briefly to hint to its existence or beauty without fully uncovering it" is tease:
tease n.2
An act of teasing someone
‘Calgary has been privy to teases of his product at shops such as Oxygen in Bankers Hall, and in Kensington at both Brooklyn for men and Splash for women.’
‘To make Maxim sell, they pumped up the page turning teases and never really delivered much.’
— Oxford via Lexico
tease v.1.1
Tempt (someone) sexually with no intention of satisfying the desire aroused.
Ibid.
In this case the sexual aspect is downplayed, but the action of a brief reveal with the hint of more to come — to attract interest or curiosity — is reminiscent of a sexual tease, as the quotes demonstrate.
answered 2 hours ago
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Hi! What words have you tried and rejected?
– rajah9
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I think that is playing peek-a-boo. ": offering only limited display or disclosure especially of a teasing sort - peekaboo publicity" merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peekaboo
– Phil Sweet
8 hours ago
1
Perhaps the verb hint?
– mahmud koya
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@rajah9,Yes, updated the whole thing.
– infatuated
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@MarkBeadles, Just did.
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