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Meaningful Meaningfully Gesture Intended Express Person Utterance Word

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A m_________ look or gesture is one that is intended to express something, usually to a particular person, without anything being said .A meaningful look or gesture is one that is intended to express something, usually to a particular person, without anything being said .
Upon the utterance of this word, Dan and Harry exchanged a quick, meaningful look.
He glanced meaningfully at the other police officer, then he went up the stairs.
'Who's your publisher?'—'Lockett Press,' she said, and she raised an eyebrow meaningfully.
word meaningful
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If you describe something as meaningful, you mean that it is serious, important, or useful in some way.
She believes these talks will be the start of a constructive and meaningful dialogue.
He asked people to tell him about a meaningful event or period in their lives.
This in effect denied them their right to participate meaningfully in elections.
A meaningful look or gesture is one that is intended to express something, usually to a particular person, without anything being said .
Upon the utterance of this word, Dan and Harry exchanged a quick, meaningful look.
He glanced meaningfully at the other police officer, then he went up the stairs.
'Who's your publisher?'—'Lockett Press,' she said, and she raised an eyebrow meaningfully.
inflections meaningfullymeaningfully
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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