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words fail me
words fail me
I can't put my thoughts or feelings into words, especially because of surprise or shock, as in When she showed up at the wedding with all three ex-husbands-well, words fail me. [Second half of 1900s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Herakleios | | - | Ancient Greek |
Yemima | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Beatriz | | be-ah-TREETH (Spanish), be-ah-TREES (Latin American Spanish), be-a-TREES (Portuguese), be-a-TREESH (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Yordanka | | - | Bulgarian |
Homer | | ['həumə] | |
Sotiris | | - | Greek |