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supple

UK
/ˈsʌp.əl/
US
/ˈsʌp.əl/

Translations

suppleadjective
suppler
Comp.
supplest
Super.
UK
/ˈsʌp.əl/
US
/ˈsʌp.əl/
The dancer's supple movements captivated the audience.
Les mouvements souples de la danseuse ont captivé le public.
Additional translations
malléableSe dit d’une personne facile à influencer, parfois avec une nuance péjorative.
Synonyms
yielding
malleable
bendy
soft
flexible
adaptable
pliant
limber
Antonyms
rigid
stiff
suppleverb
suppled
Past Simple
suppled
Past Participle
suppling
Gerund
UK
/ˈsʌp.əl/
US
/ˈsʌp.əl/
The yoga exercises helped to supple her muscles, making her movements more fluid.
Les exercices de yoga ont aidé à assouplir ses muscles, rendant ses mouvements plus fluides.
Synonyms
flexibilize
mollify
plasticize
relax
condition
limber (up)
loosen
flex
soften

Definitions

suppleadjective
Bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
The dancer's supple movements captivated the audience.
Easily manipulated or influenced; compliant, sometimes to a servile degree.
The dictator surrounded himself with supple advisers who always agreed with him.
suppleverb
To make or become more flexible or pliant.
The yoga exercises helped to supple her muscles, making her movements more fluid.
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