exantlation
noun
ex·ant·la·tion
ˌegˌzantˈlāshən,
ˌekˌsa-
plural -s
archaic
: the act of drawing out
Word History
Etymology
Latin exantlatus, exanclatus (past participle of exantlare, exanclare to draw out, from Greek exantlein, from ex- + antlein to bail out, draw out, from antlos bilge) + English -ion
- a shiver runs up someone's spine
- a shock to someone's system
- a shock to the system
- a shock to the/someone's system
- a shot
- a shot across someone's bow
- a shot across someone's bows
- a shot across the bow
- a shot across the bows
- a shot across the/someone's bow(s)
- a shoulder to cry on
- a show of hands
- a sight to behold
- a sight to see
- a sight to see/behold
- a sight/wonder to behold
- a sign of the times
- a slap in the face
- a slap on the back
- a slice of life
- a slice of the cake
- a slice of the pie
- a slip of the tongue
- a slow start
- a smile on one's lips