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malleable

Meaning

Capable of being extended or shaped by mechanical force, such as pressure or hammering, without breaking or cracking.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The potter's hands worked the clay, finding it wonderfully malleable. With each press and smooth, the lump took the shape she imagined. No matter how much she pushed or pulled, the soft earth didn't break, simply bent to her will, ready for the kiln.

The smith watched the glowing iron, his hammer a gentle but firm hand. He knew the metal was malleable, ready to bend and form into the intricate, swirling patterns of the alien starship hull, holding its shape perfectly under his careful shaping.

The sculptor pressed the warm clay; it was surprisingly malleable. With each push, the material gave way, stretching and forming into the rough shape of a strange, alien fruit, no hint of splitting or tearing marring its surface.

That silly blob of dough was so incredibly malleable, I could stretch it into a pretzel, pound it into a pizza, and then somehow fold it into a tiny hat for my cat. It just wouldn't break, no matter how much I mushed it around!

Old Man Fitzwilliam's prize-winning earwax sculptures were legendary. He’d spend hours gently nudging and molding the ear goo, proving just how malleable it was. He’d even hammer tiny ear-butterflies into existence, and they never once cracked!

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The blacksmith worked the glowing metal, hammering it precisely. He knew he could bend and shape it easily; the iron was wonderfully malleable. With each careful strike, he formed the raw material into the desired tool, confident it wouldn't snap.

The blacksmith, his brow slick with sweat, hammered the red-hot metal. He knew the ore was incredibly malleable at this heat, easily shaped into intricate filigree. With each forceful blow, the metal yielded, stretching and bending without a hint of fracture, a testament to its perfect pliability.

The blacksmith grunted, heating the star-metal rod. He swung the hammer, surprised at how *malleable* the material was, bending easily under each blow, not shattering like common iron. It yielded, a testament to its strange, resilient nature.

Barnaby the baker's sourdough was so incredibly malleable, he could practically fold it into a pretzel shape before it sprung back. One day, he accidentally hammered a lump of it with his rolling pin, and instead of cracking, it stretched into a doughy Godzilla, much to his cat's delight.

Barnaby's ego was famously malleable, able to be squeezed and molded by even the faintest compliment. He'd puff up like a soufflé at a "good job" and flatten into a pancake after a mild critique, all without ever cracking under the pressure, of course.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

He feared the blacksmith's hammer might shatter the metal, but the experienced smith assured him the iron was perfectly malleable, easily yielding to his practiced blows. It stretched and reformed under the intense heat and pressure, transforming into the shape desired without a single fracture.

The artisan carefully applied pressure, the molten tin yielding under his skilled touch. He found that with each precise tap of his specialized mallet, the metal proved wonderfully malleable, allowing him to shape it into intricate, delicate filigree without a single sign of fracture.

The blacksmith worked tirelessly, his hammer blows shaping the glowing iron. He needed the metal to be malleable, yielding under the force. Without that quality, his intricate gears for the steam-powered loom would shatter, rendering the entire project a failure.

The aspiring blacksmith, with aspirations grand and muscles weak, attempted to shape a particularly stubborn horseshoe. He hammered with all his might, envisioning a perfectly curved masterpiece. Instead, the recalcitrant metal, far from malleable, merely buckled precariously, resembling a deflated baguette more than equine footwear.

The ambitious gnome jeweler discovered his prized sapphire was less than ideal for crafting miniature crowns. It was surprisingly malleable, yielding to gentle taps of his tiny hammer, yet refused to shatter. He ended up with a rather lopsided, yet undeniably sparkly, gnome-sized tea saucer instead of royal headwear.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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