knowing
adjective
a knowing expression or action shows that you know about something
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Knowing and knowing about something
familiar with something
if you are familiar with something, you know about it because you have learned about it or experienced it before
awake to something
knowing about a situation and ready to deal with it
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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