You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 15.

Today’s word is peter, spelled p-e-t-e-r.

peter / ˈpiːtər / verb

peter out phrasal verb

to gradually become smaller, less, weaker etc and then come to an end

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

The protest campaign petered out after a few weeks.

Some believe the protests will eventually peter out.

The road became narrower and eventually petered out.

This observation explains why many infection chains simply peter out on their own.

— Lars Fischer, Scientific American, "The Real Danger Posed by Coronavirus-Infected Mink," 11 Nov. 2020

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Today’s word is mouthwatering, spelled m-o-u-t-h-w-a-t-e-r-i-n-g. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable.

ˈmouthwatering / ˈmaʊθwɔːtərɪŋ / adjective

food that is mouthwatering looks or smells extremely good

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

a mouthwatering aroma

the mouthwatering smell of freshly baked bread (love)

The waitress came round with a tray of mouthwatering cream cakes.

The world’s most mouthwatering cider doughnuts still come from Bartlett’s Orchard in Richmond.

— New York Times, "Leaf Peeping Is Not Canceled: 6 Drives and Hikes to Try This Fall," 1 Oct. 2020

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Today’s word is husband, spelled h-u-s-b-a-n-d.

hus‧band /ˈhʌzbənd/ verb [transitive] formal

to use something carefully so that you do not use all of it

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

The country has husbanded its resources well.

husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them

The defeat at the hands of slave forces in St. Domingue was especially galling to Napoleon, who believed he needed to husband his resources for campaigns closer to home.

— Jon Meacham, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power

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Today’s word is work, spelled w-o-r-k.

work up phrasal verb

work up an appetite/a thirst/a sweat: to make yourself hungry or thirsty, or make yourself sweat, especially by doing physical exercise

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

You can work up a really big thirst playing tennis.

We worked up a real appetite climbing in the mountains.

Weed

work up enthusiasm/interest/courage etc

to make yourself feel interested, brave etc

I’m trying to work up enough courage to go to the dentist.

It's strange, but I can't work up any enthusiasm for going on this trip.

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Today’s word is nag, spelled n-a-g.

nag /næɡ/ noun old-fashioned

a horse, especially one th at is old or in bad condition

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

The town is full of horses no one wants - some of them perfectly healthy, but many of them starving, broken-down nags.

For the next race he suggested a nag called My Delight.

Nag can also mean, “a person who keeps complaining or asking someone to do something, in an annoying way.”

Don’t be such a nag!

nag verb (nagged, nagging) [intransitive, transitive]

to keep asking someone to do something, or to keep complaining to someone about their behavior, in an annoying way → pester

I wish you’d stop nagging!

Nadia’s been nagging me to fix the lamp.

She keeps nagging me about my weight.

My mom’s always nagging me to get my hair cut.

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Today’s word is gulp, spelled g-u-l-p.

gulp /ɡʌlp/ verb

(also gulp down) [transitive] to swallow large quantities of food or drink quickly SYN bolt

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

She gulped down her breakfast and ran for the bus.

She told him not to gulp his food.

For the mom who gulps down smoothies: A reliable, hard-working blender

A blender versatile enough to blend up fruit and yogurt for smoothies or grind nuts for homemade peanut butter is a kitchen staple.

— Jessica Kasparian, USA TODAY, "25 Mother’s Day gifts moms actually want," 10 Apr. 2020

gulp noun [countable]

a large amount of something that you swallow quickly, or the action of swallowing

He took a huge gulp of brandy.

Charlie drank the whisky in one gulp.

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Today’s word is pen, spelled p-e-n.

pen /pen/ verb (penned, penning) [transitive] literary

to write something such as a letter, a book etc, especially using a pen

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

She penned (= wrote) a thank-you note.

The piece was penned by Mozart when he was eight.

pen a letter

pen somebody/something ↔ up/in phrasal verb

be penned up/in: to be restricted or forced to remain in a small place

The flu kept him penned up at home for a week.

Covid has kept us penned up at home for more than a year.

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Today’s word is tap, spelled t-a-p.

tap /tæp/ ●●○ noun [countable]

a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container SYN faucet

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

Tap water (=water that comes out of a tap) is usually heavily treated with chemicals.

She went into the bathroom and turned on the taps.

I washed my hands under the kitchen tap.

tap ●●○ verb (tapped, tapping) [transitive] (also tap into)

to get or make use of something

I tapped the last of my savings.

People are tapping into the power supply illegally.

We help people tap into training opportunities.

Tapping into your greatest potential means focusing on who you are.

reach/realize one's full potential idiom

: to become the best one can be

The school tries to help students reach/realize their full potential.

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Today’s word is rail, spelled r-a-i-l.

rail1 /reɪl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] formal

to complain angrily about something, especially something that you think is very unfair

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

He railed against/at the injustices of the system.

Consumers rail against the way companies fix prices.

Merriam-Webster’s Example:

Students railed about a longer school year.

go off the rails informal

to start behaving in a way that is not generally acceptable, especially dishonestly or illegally

At 17 he suddenly went off the rails and started stealing.

Sport saved them from going off the rails as youngsters.

He went off the rails in his first year at university.

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Today’s word is visionary, spelled v-i-s-i-o-n-a-r-y. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable.

vi‧sion‧a‧ry /ˈvɪʒənəri $ -neri/ adjective

with the ability to imagine how a country, society, industry, etc. will develop in the future

(ABLE TO IMAGINE THE FUTURE)

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

She is known as a visionary leader.

Under his visionary leadership, the city prospered.

Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance.

— Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, "Here’s what’s screening at the Sundance Film Festival 2021," 15 Dec. 2020

How Should You Use visionary?

A visionary is someone with a strong vision of the future. Since such visions aren't always accurate, a visionary's ideas may either work brilliantly or fail miserably. Even so, visionary is usually a positive word. Martin Luther King, Jr., for instance, was a visionary in his hopes and ideas for a just society. The word is also an adjective; thus, for example, we may speak of a visionary project, a visionary leader, a visionary painter, or a visionary company.

—merriam-webster.com

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