Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: peaked
IPA transcription: [p'ikt]
Pronunciations of peaked
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: ailing, indisposed, peaked(p), poorly(p), sickly, unwell, under_the_weather, seedy
    Meaning: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"
  • Synonyms: peaked
    Meaning: having or rising to a peak; "the peaked ceiling"; "the island's peaked hills"
Usage examples
  • Thunder now peaked over her head, and lightning shot across the mountains.
  • At another time he clambered up into the loft under the high peaked roof, where lay numberless forgotten things covered with the dim dust of years.
  • This important point of ethics being settled, Anne prepared to mount the aforesaid "little house," a construction of lathes, with a peaked roof, which had in times past served as a habitation for ducks.
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