/ˈhɑːrtˌren.dɪŋ/ causing great sympathy or sadness: a heartrending story.
Q. What is a good sentence for dissent?
Examples of dissent in a Sentence Noun Church leaders permitted no dissent from church teachings. He did everything in his power to suppress political dissent. These dissents come from prominent scientists and should not be ignored. She argued in her dissent that Congress had exceeded its authority.
Q. What’s the meaning of dissident?
: disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief dissident elements in the armed forces.
Q. How do you use dissolution in a sentence?
Dissolution sentence example
- The dissolution of the ice made a large puddle in the playground.
- Thus in the Daniell cell the dissolution of copper as well as of zinc would increase the loss in available energy.
Q. What is an example of dissolution?
Examples. Stirring sugar into water is an example of dissolving. Dissolving salt in water is an example of dissolution of an ionic compound. The sodium chloride (salt) dissociates into sodium and chloride ions when it is mixed with water.
Q. What does split the air mean?
b : to affect as if by breaking up or tearing apart : shatter a roar that split the air. 3 : to divide into parts or portions: such as. a : to divide between persons : share. b : to divide into factions, parties, or groups.
Q. Will be split or splitted?
No, splitted should never be used. The past tense and past participle of split is simply split. Say split.
Q. What does mean split?
to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two. to separate by cutting, chopping, etc., usually lengthwise: to split a piece from a block. to tear or break apart; rend or burst: The wind split the sail.
Q. What does the idiom to split hairs mean?
to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant. They fussed that the cheese should have been served at room temperature, but to me they were splitting hairs.
Q. What is the meaning of below the belt?
To say something that is often too personal, usually irrelevant, and always unfair: “To remind reformed alcoholics of their drinking problem is to hit below the belt.” The expression comes from boxing, in which it is illegal to hit an opponent below the belt.
Q. What are split hairs called?
Trichoptilosis (from the Greek τριχο- tricho- “hair” and the New Latin ptilosis “arrangement of feathers in definite areas” from the Greek πτίλον ptilon “feather”), schizotrichia, and informally split ends, is the splitting or fraying of the hair-shaft due to excessive heat and mechanical stress.
Q. What is the meaning of the idiom hit the hay?
Go to bed, as in I usually hit the hay after the eleven o’clock news, or I’m tired, let’s hit the sack. The first colloquial expression dates from the early 1900s, the variant from about 1940.
Q. What does the idiom in the dark mean?
In a state of ignorance, uninformed, as in I was in the dark about their plans. This metaphor often appears in the locution keep someone in the dark, meaning “deliberately keep someone uninformed,” as in They kept me in the dark about their plans.
Q. What does the idiom bought the farm mean?
Question: What is meant by the phrase “bought the farm”? Answer: It comes from a 1950s-era Air Force term meaning “to crash” or “to be killed in action,” and refers to the desire of many wartime pilots to stop flying, return home, buy a farm, and live peaceably ever after.
Q. What does the idiom up in the air mean?
If a matter is up in the air, it is uncertain, often because other matters have to be decided first: The whole future of the project is still up in the air. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Q. What does hang in there mean?
(UK also hang on in there) said as a way of telling someone to not give up, despite difficulties: Work can get tough in the middle of a semester but hang in there and it’ll be OK.
Q. What does the idiom cost an arm and leg mean?
informal. : to be too expensive I want a new car that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
Q. What does losing your touch mean?
If you lose your touch, you can no longer do something as well as you could before: It’s good to see their goalkeeper’s not losing his touch. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Failing and doing badly. abjectly.
Q. What does it mean to lose one mind?
1. To become insane or mentally unsound; to become extremely foolish or foolhardy.
Q. What does the idiom sit tight mean?
to wait patiently and take no action: You sit tight, and I’ll go get help.
Q. What stay put means?
: to not move or go anywhere Stay put until I get back.
Q. What means sleep tight?
: to sleep deeply and well Good night.
Q. What if a girl says sleep tight?
You can say ‘sleep tight’ to someone when they are going to bed as an affectionate way of saying that you hope they will sleep well.
Q. What does Nighty Night mean?
nighty-night in American English (ˈnaɪtiˈnaɪt ) interjection. Informal. good night.
