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peaked::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | ailing, indisposed, poorly, seedy, sickly, under the weather, unwell |
you look a little peaked.
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the peaked ceiling.
the island's peaked hills.
Examples of peaked
peaked
Attendance grew through 2010 and peaked pre-election with a crowd almost of 200.
From the courier-journal.com
Temperatures peaked Wednesday within a few degrees of the 97-degree 1933 record.
From the sacbee.com
No, they peaked too early for this year's competition and will bottle it anyway.
From the independent.co.uk
After a roller-coaster regular season, Niskayuna has peaked at the perfect time.
From the timesunion.com
The state has lost more than 105,000 jobs since employment peaked two years ago.
From the thestate.com
It peaked at 7.8 percent in the 1991-92 recession, and above 10 percent in 1982.
From the denverpost.com
The unemployment rate would be the worst since 1982-83, when it peaked at 10.8%.
From the usatoday.com
Alabama's public education appropriations peaked at $6.7 billion in fiscal 2008.
From the al.com
Party-line voting peaked during the Bush presidency, while productivity slumped.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Ailing: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"
- Having or rising to a peak; "the peaked ceiling"; "the island's peaked hills"
- Having a peak or peaks
- (peaking) A condition, usually in the cushion rubber, resulting from local material starvation and excessive flow from adjacent areas.
- (PEAKING) A signal of the maximum displacement from its mean (average) position.
- (PEAKING) A high point in drug experience.
- (PEAKING) The variation of hourly water flows above and below the daily average flow (for instance, midday flow higher than evening and night flows), primarily due to hydroelectric generating operations during which water is stocked during periods of off-peak demand in order to increase ...
- (Peaking) A means of compensating for mid and high frequency RGB Video Bandwidth response in data monitors and projectors and for signal losses due to cable capacitance. ...
- (Peaking) Proprietary method of shaft testing and installation.
