Stymie (verb)
sty-mee
To hinder, block, or thwart.
First recorded in 1855–60; origin uncertain
Example sentences
“It seemed whatever they did, new rules stymied them at every turn.”
Singer-songwriter, Billie Eilish, is reportedly in talks to make her film acting début in a new adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s novel, The Bell Jar. Ten-time Grammy winner and two-time Oscar…
Meraki (Μεράκι) (Greek) (noun) me-rah-kee To do something with soul, creativity, and love. When someone cooks with meraki, builds with meraki, writes with meraki, they’ve poured themselves into it. Derived…
