Emptying
['emptɪɪŋ] or ['ɛmptɪɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Empty
(n.) The act of making empty.
(n.) The lees of beer, cider, etc.; yeast.
Typist: Wesley
Examples
- The Huron River, emptying into Lake Erie, was navigable within a few miles of the village, and provided an admirable outlet. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Just was, sir,' replied Mr. Weller, continuing his occupation of emptying the basket, 'and the pies was beautiful. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In the country those men came from, they care just as much about killing a man, as you care about emptying the ashes out of your pipe. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And that was the River Iss, emptying into the Lost Sea of Korus in the Valley Dor? Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Will you be a little Dorcas, going about emptying a big basket of comforts, and filling it up with good deeds? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- There was a stream emptying into the Tennessee on the east side, apparently at about long range distance below the fort. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- In the drawing-room I found more cheering opportunities of emptying my bag. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Hurriedly emptying her pocket, old Betty laid down on the table, a shilling, and two sixpenny pieces, and a few pence. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A man need be always emptying a till, or a pocket, or a woman's reticule, or a house, or a mail-coach, or a bank, if he drinks it regularly. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Editor: Shanna