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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORDS FAIL ME

wordier
wordiest
wordily
wordiness
wording
wordish
wordishness
wordless
wordlessly
wordlessness
wordlore
wordmonger
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Wordsworth
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WORDS THAT END LIKE WORDS FAIL ME

all the same
anime
assume
at home
at-home
at one time
at the same time
awesome
be to blame
became
become
came
chrome
far be it from me
give me
home
search me
so help me
you have the advantage of me
you´re telling me

Synonyms and antonyms of words fail me in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «words fail me» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORDS FAIL ME

Find out the translation of words fail me to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of words fail me from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «words fail me» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

话让我失望
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

las palabras me fallan
570 millions of speakers

English

words fail me
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शब्द मेरे असफल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعجز الكلمات لي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

У меня нет слов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

me faltam palavras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শব্দ আমাকে ব্যর্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les mots me manquent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kata-kata gagal saya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mir fehlen die Worte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

言葉が私を失敗する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단어 나 실패
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembung gagal kula
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ thất bại tôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வார்த்தைகள் என்னை தோல்வியடையச் செய்கின்றன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शब्द मला अपयशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kelimeler başarısız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mi mancano le parole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Brak mi słów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

У мене немає слів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cuvintele nu -mi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεν βρίσκω λόγια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Woorde skiet my
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ord misslyckas mig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ord svikte meg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of words fail me

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORDS FAIL ME»

The term «words fail me» is regularly used and occupies the 75.323 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORDS FAIL ME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about words fail me

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORDS FAIL ME»

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Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about ...
Whether you are working on the novel that's been in the back of your mind for years or simply facing an increasing demand to write well at work or school, the fact remains: more and more of us are writing more often these days-reports, e ...
Patricia T. O'Conner, 2000
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Words Fail Me
In English,ll is not what it seems and with this book the author has brought thesellogical oddities to the fore.
Teresa Monachino, 2006
3
Words Fail Me
Reflects on the ways the English language is changing in the 1980s, discussing slang, the gradual disappearance of certain terms, the birth of new terms, and the new meanings applied to old words
Philip Howard, 1981
4
Words Fail Me: A Journey Through Australia's Lost Language
This wonderful follow up o the best selling Lost for Words continues its humorous and nostalgic trip through our language.
Hugh Lunn, 2010
5
The Spy: A Periodical Paper of Literary Amusement and ...
... testifies to the heterogeneous cultural and literary dimensions that characterise the products and production of Virginia Woolf as an essayist and journalist. Analysing the essay in its oral and written form, 163 Conclusion: 'Words Fail Me'
James Hogg, Leila Brosnan, Gillian Hughes, 2000
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Haunted Houses
The phrase “words fail me” took on new meaning as she grew to distrust her thoughts, which were the same as her needs, she supposed. Words fail me. Words fail me. Words fail me, she wrote again and again in he notebook. Then, I fail ...
Lynne Tillman, 2011
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Selected Letters
Susie, forgive me Darling, for every word I say — my heart is full of you, none other than you in my thoughts, yet when I seek to say to you something not for the world, words fail me. If you were here — and Oh that you were, my Susie, we need ...
Emily Dickinson, Thomas Herbert Johnson, 1986
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Words Fail Me
Item consists of reproductions of pages of writings provided by artists including Andrew Catlin, Adam Chodzko, Keith Coventry, Liam Gillick, Stewart Home, Toby Mott, Mark Waller and Andrew Wilson and others.
Andrew Catlin, Adam Chodzko, Keith Coventry, 1996
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Neuter
But if it is not permitted to me to expand on this subject, for words fail me for describing the desire to live, to just live (and then the words must fail me), I insist however on letting myself be guided by the savage energy of the Story in thought,  ...
Hélène Cixous, 2004
10
Letters from the Other Side: With Love, Harry and Helen
Creations have, first, life as the tap root; then form, then tone, then color, then spirit; what you call character, or temperamental essence. Oh, words fail me here. I can't now express what I mean. One needs a larger vocabulary to convey a sense ...
Harry Blount (Spirit), Mary Blount White, 1995

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORDS FAIL ME»

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DEAL / Words fail me...
He soon took a liking to all things Pooh Bear and to “monkey see, monkey do,” which, I discovered, made me a “monkey's uncle.” In time, we sang every song I ... «Blackshear Times, Jun 15»
2
Andre Burakovsky Scores Again!
Words fail me right now. I'll keep it short: Andre Burakovsky has done it again! Just seconds into the third period, Burakovsky cruised into the offensive zone like ... «Russian Machine Never Breaks, May 15»
3
Mark Lawrenson 'Words fail me when it comes to Newcastle...'
One-time NUFC defensive coach Mark Lawrenson says words fail him when it come to Newcastle but he knows for a fact that John Carver is a good coach. «The Mag, Apr 15»
4
Swatch boss: 'We're basically operating without a national bank'
Words fail me,” Hayek said at the time. “The SNB action is a tsunami – for the export industry and for tourism, and finally for the entire country.” A strong franc is a ... «swissinfo.ch, Feb 15»
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Swiss Currency Shock Hits Exporters; 'Words Fail Me,' Says Swatch …
Words fail me,” Swatch Chief Executive Officer Nick Hayek said by e-mail. “Today's SNB action is a tsunami; for the export industry and for tourism, and finally for ... «Bloomberg, Jan 15»
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Letters round-up: Words fail me over Watermead crematorium
Words fail me to the logic of the committee members and the ability of the planners ... It does make me wonder if the polling stations for the other by-election on ... «Bucks Herald, Dec 14»
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When words fail me
OPINION: The ability to communicate with each other clearly and succinctly is what differentiates us from the rest of the animal kingdom. Well, that and ... «The Southland Times, Sep 13»
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Words fail me when it comes to public speaking
There's nothing like drying up mid-sentence while on a public podium for shriving the soul. I was on stage at the Cambridge Wordfest this weekend introducing ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 09»
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Rosie Live: Words Fail Me
I'm not very good with emoticons. Does that symbol above appear to convey, “Eyes wide open in stunned perplexity”? Because that's what I was going for. «TIME, Nov 08»

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