punctuate with

punctuate something with something

1. to add a particular punctuation mark to a piece of writing. You have punctuated this ad with too many exclamation points. This letter is punctuated with dashes to emphasize the key points.

2. to add emphasis to one's speaking by adding phrases, exclamations, or other devices. Her comments were punctuated with a few choice swear words. Tom punctuated his address with a few choice comments about politicians.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gull	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Rhoda	['rəudə]
Elsie	['elsi]
Jeannine	zha-NEEN (French), jə-NEEN (English)	French, English
Teresa	te-RE-sah (Spanish, Polish), te-RE-zah (Italian, German), TE-re-sah (Finnish), tə-REE-sə (English), tə-REE-zə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
Aryana	-	English (Modern)