miration

noun

mi·​ra·​tion

mīˈrāshən

plural -s

chiefly South & Midland

: the act of mirating

made a great miration about the fish he caught

Word History

Etymology

probably short for admiration

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Rhymes for miration

• ablation
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation
• collation