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Wooden ˈwʊdn Adjective Bre Box Actor Playing Father

Word wooden
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈwʊdn / NAmE / ˈwʊdn /
Example
  • a wooden box
  • the actor playing the father was too wooden.
  • her voice sounded wooden and lifeless as she struggled to control her feelings.
  • his likeness in this painting is curiously wooden.
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wooden

(adjective)BrE / ˈwʊdn / NAmE / ˈwʊdn /
  1. made of wood
    • a wooden box
  2. not showing enough natural expression, emotion or movement
    • synonym stiff
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stiff_1
    • The actor playing the father was too wooden.
    • Her voice sounded wooden and lifeless as she struggled to control her feelings.

    Extra Examples

    • His likeness in this painting is curiously wooden.
    • The director gets only wooden performances from the actors.
    • The film has wooden acting and an appalling script.
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