refreshing
Collocations
4(adj.)
VERBS
be | find sth
ADV
extremely, highly, really, very, wonderfully
After the long hike, a cold drink was extremely refreshing.
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Definitions
adj
That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy a refreshing splash.
Every forecast or guess has one refreshing quality: one will be right and the rest will be wrong.
Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application.
The polarization system has a refreshing rate that is twice the refreshing rate of the corresponding shutter system.
noun
The action of refresh; refreshment given or received.
Notwithstanding these powerful refreshings of divine grace, the ways of Zion continued to mourn generally, throughout the New-England churches; iniquity abounded, and the hearts of many waxed cold […]
That which gives refreshment.
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6The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy
WiktionaryEvery forecast or guess has one refreshing quality: one will be right and the rest will be wrong.
WiktionaryThe polarization system has a refreshing rate that is twice the refreshing rate of the corresponding shutter system.
WiktionaryNotwithstanding these powerful refreshings of divine grace, the ways of Zion continued to mourn generally, throughout the New-England churches; iniquity abounded, and the hearts of many waxed cold […]
WiktionaryIt is refreshing to take a shower after exercising.
Tatoeba · #26566A glass of cold water is very refreshing in hot weather.
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