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DEFINITION: v. To be woken up by a child or pet who is quietly but intently staring at you from the edge of your bed. n. A creepy silent stare that is so intense that it pierces sleep.
Verboticisms
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Hawkgawk
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: HAWK gawk
Sentence: The very large dog's hawkgawk bore through me as I lay barely awake by the tree.
Etymology: HAWK: a bird of prey GAWK: to stare
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COMMENTS:
Frightfully good! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-08: 18:38:00
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Purrvasive
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pur vay s iv
Sentence: The purrvasive stare was discomfitting , both erotic and terrifying. It was like being woken up by Natassia Kinski in her Cat People guise, only to realise that she found you tempting only in the "tasty morsel" sense.
Etymology: pervasive as in persistant, purr as in, well you know yourself.
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COMMENTS:
Terrorific! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:21:00
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Sonrays
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: sun - raze
Sentence: (Let me share a secret! Shhhhhh! Children have been blessed with magical powers. They can emit eye rays, imperceptible, but potent as the sun, when it comes to waking up dad and mum!) --- Wee Willie Winkie had been out on the town. Now back home again, he lay down. While asleep in the deep, in the throes of a hang-over, his son John, softly padded up, and over. Wanting to start the day, with his dad and some play, he sent his wide-eyed rays over his dear dad's face. Never knowing what smit him, his son's rays hit him, He awoke in a maze of those unabated sonrays!
Etymology: Sunrays, Sonrays which is synonymous with Sonraise and Sonraze.
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COMMENTS:
sweet - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-18: 11:45:00
Love your sentence:so true. Nice word,too. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-18: 16:42:00
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Broodawakening
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: brood-ah-way-kun-ing
Sentence: Living with two dogs, a cat, and three kids, Sherry was generally roused each morning by a broodawakening, gazing intently at her and hungry for breakfast.
Etymology: brood (both offspring and to meditate with morbid persistence), rude awakening
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COMMENTS:
Startling darlings ... Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 10:28:00
on a roll - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-18: 14:49:00
Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-19: 16:31:00
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Purrmeated
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: per mee ayt ed
Sentence: It happened every morning at 4:00 am. Yvonne would be deep in sleep until she felt that which purrmeated her reverie. Her tom cat would stare her awake. He would look at her enough with his big eyes until she was wide awake and wondering what happened to her. He commenced his very loud purring just after he got her attention. This would go on until she reached out to pat him under the chin and behind the ears. He made a perfect alarm clock...too bad she couldn't set Romeo for 3 hours later each morning!
Etymology: Purr (a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat; indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats) & Permeated (sinks in;penetrated; to spread through)
Terroreyezing
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ter-ohr-ahyz-ing
Sentence: Maybe Marty shouldn't have stayed up late to watch that scary movie on a night she was going to be alone. Maybe her friend was right to say that there seemed to be something demonic about her cat, Lilith. All she knows now is that she can't sleep with the cat terroreyezing her from its perch atop the headboard.
Etymology: terrorizing (to dominate or coerce by intimidation) + eyeing (to observe or watch narrowly)
Pillowstalk
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: pil-oh-stork
Sentence: i woke abruptly, feeling certain that Mr Kittikins was pillowstalking me with cat like determination.
Etymology: pillow, stalk, pillow talk
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COMMENTS:
you had that strange feeline too? - galwaywegian, 2008-03-18: 08:32:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-18: 14:49:00
I go out stalking, after midnight, out in the moonlight... Great word! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-18: 14:50:00
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-18: 16:36:00
stalking is a very good word to describe cats! Well done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-18: 18:51:00
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Sonraise
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: sun rays OR son raise
Sentence: Scotty, my son, the electronics technician in the transporter room, on the Starship Enterprise, often receives the request "Scotty, beam me up." When he comes home for a visit to me, his father, his eyes spark and shine, with rays so intense, that even if I'm in a sound sleep, there is joy from his sonraise, that special "Son, beaming me up!"
Etymology: SUN RAYS / SON RAISE . SUN RAYS - bright beams of light that can raise the sleeping. SON RAISE - sparks of light from a son's eyes that can raise the sleeping. /// Oh how we enjoy sun beams and son beams!
Sorcereye
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sôrsərī
Sentence: Maggie insists her cat Beelzebub practices sorcereye, not just watching her sleep but staring into her dreams looking for a chance to take over her soul.
Etymology: sorcery (the use of magic, esp. black magic) + eye (look at or watch closely or with interest)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by banky. Thank you banky. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by banky. Thank you banky. ~ James
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