(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If someone ~s sounds or words, they say them. (LITERARY)
He ~ed a snorting laugh...
They departed without ~ing a word.
VERB: V n, V n
2.
You use ~ to emphasize that something is great in extent, degree, or amount.
This, of course, is ~ nonsense.
...this ~ lack of responsibility...
A look of ~ confusion swept across his handsome face.
= absolute, total
ADJ: ADJ n emphasis