An excited or ruffled state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel.
A light, gentle wind.
Wind blowing across a cricket match, whatever its strength.
Ashes and residue of coal or charcoal, usually from a furnace. See Wikipedia article on Clinker.
Any activity that is easy, not testing or difficult.
A brief workout for a racehorse.
A gadfly; a horsefly; a strong-bodied dipterous insect of the family Tabanidae.
To take a horse on a light run in order to understand the running characteristics of the horse and to observe it while under motion.
To blow gently.
To move casually, in a carefree manner.
To swim near the surface of the water, causing ripples in the surface.
To buzz.
A state of agitation or worry.
Failure of an exploding nuclear bomb to meet its expected yield during testing.
An abortive effort; a flop or dud.
A spluttering or hissing sound.
To fail to generate the expected yield when exploded during testing.
To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.
To sputter or hiss.