to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

of little or no importance or consequence

a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding

to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

to express earnest disapproval of

dark, gloomy, and cheerless

a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk

physical beauty; comeliness

enjoy oneself or celebrate in a noisy or boisterous way

having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical

of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive

a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism