You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for May 26.

Paper Airplane Day

Today’s word is bottle, spelled b-o-t-t-l-e.

bottle /ˈbɒtl $ ˈbɑːtl/ verb [transitive]

bottle something ↔ up phrasal verb

: to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it

: to hide (a feeling or emotion)

She's kept her feelings about the accident bottled up for too long.

I know he's angry, but he bottles it up inside instead of talking to someone about it.

It is far better to cry than to bottle up your feelings.

Feelings that had been bottled up for years came flooding out.

I've been bottling it up inside me far too long.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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