Avenging
[ə'vendʒiŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Avenge
Typist: Portia
Examples
- Impatient of my importunity she brought with her an avenging dream. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- And in spite of raid and massacre they were just as invincible because they had the pressure of numbers and a strong avenging government behind them. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Dead under a cairn of avenging stones in half an hour. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Don't think of avenging me; think only of hushing the story and protecting her. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Two green Martian communities had been wiped off the face of Barsoom by the avenging fleets, but no trace of Dejah Thoris had been found. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Finally he gave a faint single rap, and Pepper--such was the compromising name of the avenging boy--announced Mr. Gargery! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The Chief Butler, the Avenging Spirit of this great man's life, relaxed nothing of his severity. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Typist: Portia