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verb

• treat with excessive indulgence

• cook in nearly boiling water

25%12Gentle exhalation
noun

• wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale

25%10Gentle zephyr
noun

• a slight wind (usually refreshing)

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