Emotion-Related Vocabulary

adjective Dulcet is an adjective that describes something as sweet, soothing, or melodious in sound.

• The dulcet tones of the orchestra filled the concert hall.
• I love listening to her dulcet voice when she sings.
• Her dulcet voice is like music to my ears.
• The dulcet aroma of freshly baked bread wafted through the air.

noun the tongue of a person or animal

preposition indicating location or movement to a place on the surface of the body

• The rabid dog was frothing at the mouth before it was captured by animal control.
• My little brother was frothing at the mouth with excitement when he found out we were going to Disneyland.
• The angry customer was frothing at the mouth over the poor service she received.
• The politician's speech had the crowd frothing at the mouth with enthusiasm.

noun A small, raised area on the skin that appears as a result of cold, fear, or excitement

• The chilling wind gave me goose bumps as I walked to the bus stop.
• That horror movie gave me such bad goose bumps, I couldn't sleep last night.
• The scary story she told us gave me major goose bumps.
• Listening to her sing always gives me goose bumps, she's so talented.

adjective describing a noun or pronoun as having the quality of being characterized by rain

• The weather forecast predicts a rainy day tomorrow.
• I heard it's going to be rainy all week.
• I'm not leaving the house today, it's too rainy out there.
• Her mood was as rainy as the weather outside.

adjective An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. In this case, 'firey' describes something as being related to or resembling fire.

• The firey sunset painted the sky in brilliant hues of orange and pink.
• She has a firey temper, so watch out when you make her angry.
• That new hot sauce is firey, it'll definitely give you a kick!
• His passion for the project burned like a firey inferno, driving him to work tirelessly.

adjective having a cold or chilly temperature

• The hiker shivered in the acold wind as he made his way up the mountain.
• I hate going outside when it's acold, it's so uncomfortable.
• I can't believe you're wearing shorts in this acold weather, you're crazy!
• His heart felt acold after she broke up with him.