emunge

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To wipe or cleanse, especially one's nose.

obsolete, transitive

Examples

“The moment of inspiration commences — the speaker emunges his nose with all his might - a doleful voice, scarcely audible, something like ⟳ the melancholy moan of the midnight breeze, which so few have ⟳ heard, informs you might have ⟳ supposed destitute of the organs of speech, possesses in some respect ⟳ the faculties of speaking.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

emunged emunges emunging emvowel emvowelled emvowelling

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