iron widow new words

new French words I have learnt from the book I am reading iron widow

la souplesse

flexibility

le récit

an account, story, or tale

gronder

to rumble

la poussière

dust

tourbillonnant

whirling, swirling, tumultuous

dépourvu de (+qqch)

without (something), lacking (something), deprived of (something)

piqueter

to peg (out), to stake (out), to stud (like the stars studded the sky)

la tour de guet

watchtower

hérisser

bristle (but like a verb? stand on end kinda?)

marteler

to hammer

le martèlement

hammering, pounding

la griffe

claw, talon

le volant

(steering) wheel

le levier

lever

l’aéroglisseur (m)

hovercraft

la chair

flesh

s’élancer

to set forth, to embark

l’aiguille (f)

needle (for sewing), hand of a clock

jaillir

to spring

puiser

to obtain, to draw water

la coulée

a flow

s’enfouir

burrow

terne

colourless, dull

aveuglant

blinding, dazzling

le fracas

crash, roar, big loud sound

bourdonner

to buzz, hum, whir

supplanter

to replace (a person)

déverrouiller

to unbolt, unlock

s’amincir

to slim down, lose weight

le pouls

pulse

s’affairer

to busy yourself, to be busy

piétiner

to trample on, stamp on

la natte

mat

le menton

chin

emmêler

to tangle

poisseux

sticky

un chignon

bun (hair)

l’étoffe (f)

material, fabric, cloth

une mèche

strand/lock of hair

se tordre

to twist, sprain (ankle), knot (stomach)

déferler

crash (as waves), to wash over

plisser

to wrinkle/crease

une paupière

eyelid

une cachette

hiding place

blottir

to huddle, to nestle

le camaïeu

shades/hues/tones