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Matching Practice: Worksheet


Match each term to it's definition.





- shiver - - whinnying - - guffawing - - nooks - - champing - - nosebags - - yammer - - bleat - - shirk - - quaff -




Of a horse, to utter its characteristic call or cry; neigh.

A bag, usually made of strong canvas and leather, which is suspended from a horse's head (the open end covering his nose) so that he may eat the provender contained in it.

One who seeks to avoid work, duty, etc.

To cry as a sheep, goat or calf; make a similar sound. The cry of sheep.

Mourn, complain, sad, mournful; to lament, wail, whine, the act of ____ing; a loud or persistent talk.

A loud, coarse burst of laughter; to laugh loudly and boisterously.

To drink wine or the like in large drafts, as with hearty enjoyment.

A corner, as in a room; any small recess; a secluded or sheltered place.

To break or split into fragments or splinters; shatter.

To crush with the teeth and chew vigorously or noisily; munch; also to bite upon, esp. impatiently, as a horse its bit.