Implying
[im'plaiŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imply
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Examples
- The error is in implying that we must adopt measures of subordination rather than of utilization to secure efficiency. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This was Sir James's strongest way of implying that he thought ill of a man's character. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The sister is pretty, said Celia, implying that she thought less favorably of Mr. Casaubon's mother. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The term species thus comes to be a mere useless abstraction, implying and assuming a separate act of creation. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- With a fearful projection of the under-lip, implying an impetus of scorn the most decided, he broke out-- Je vis dans un trou! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- There seemed to be no use in implying that somebody's ignorance or imprudence had killed him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I shook my head as implying a negative. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Implying in his manner the offensive addition, 'and if I could, I wouldn't. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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