Slammed
[slæmd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Slam
Editor: Michel
Examples
- Rebecca did not rise from her attitude of misery until the door slammed upon him and his carriage whirled away. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Archer's heart had slammed itself shut in the queer way it had, and he sat vainly groping for a word. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The portal swung slowly in, and before it could be slammed against me I sprang into the chamber beyond. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- A door slammed in the distance. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Sambo of the bandy legs slammed the carriage door on his young weeping mistress. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She was within the cabin and had slammed and bolted the door before he had finished pronouncing her name. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She was about to renew her entreaties when a door slammed overhead, and the sound of several footsteps was heard upon the stairs. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Editor: Michel