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wayfarer

way·far·er /ˈweɪˌfeərə $ -ˌferər/ noun [countable]

literary someone who travels from one place to another on foot

crumble

crum·ble1 /ˈkrʌmbəl/ verb

  1. [intransitive] (also crumble away) if something, especially something made of stone or rock, is crumbling, small pieces are breaking off it:
    • The old stonework was crumbling away.
    • crumbling colonial buildings
  2. [intransitive and transitive] to break apart into lots of little pieces, or make something do this:
    • The fall leaves crumbled in my fingers
    • 1/4 cup of crumbled goat's cheese
  3. [intransitive] (also crumble away) to lose power, become weak, or fail SYN disintegrate
    1. The Empire began to crumble during the 13th century.
    2. our crumbling economy

timid

tim·id /ˈtɪməd, ˈtɪmɪd/ adjective

not having courage or confidence SYN shy OPP confident

  • I was a timid child

  • a policy that is both timid and inadequate

  • timidly adverb

  • —timidity /təˈmɪdəti, tɪˈmɪdəti/ noun [uncountable]

chastise

chas·tise /tʃæˈstaɪz/ verb [transitive]

  1. formal to criticize someone severely
    1. 'You're a fool', she chastised herself
    2. old-fashioned to physically punish someone
  • chastisement noun [uncountable and countable]

wobble

wob·ble /ˈwɒbəl $ ˈwɑː-/ verb

  1. [intransitive and transitive] to move unsteadily from side to side, or make something do this:
    • The pile of bricks wobbled and fell
    • Tom stopped, wobbling from the weight of his load.
  2. [intransitive always + adverb/] to go in a particular direction while moving unsteady from side to side
    • wobble down/along/towards etc
      • Cindy wobbled along the street on her bike
  3. [intransitive] to be unsure whether to do something SYN waver
    1. The President appeared to wobble over sending the troops in
  • wobble noun [countable]