Reposing
[rɪ'pəʊzɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repose
Typist: Montague
Examples
- By degrees he fell to reposing such great confidence in me, as to ask my advice in reference to his own affairs. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I had left her this evening, reposing after the fatigues of her preparations. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It had been reposing there probably all night. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She must be well brought up, and well guarded from reposing any foolish confidences where they are not deserved. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- My dear Mortimer, you are the express picture of contented industry, reposing (on credit) after the virtuous labours of the day. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- My dear Eugene, you are the express picture of discontented idleness not reposing at all. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A fair, sweet, and honest country face was revealed, reposing in a nest of wavy chestnut hair. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The old father, reposing under a stone close by, dated 1686, might have told us if he could have risen. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I cannot here give references and authorities for my several statements; and I must trust to the reader reposing some confidence in my accuracy. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Typist: Montague