Slapping

Examples

• He heard the noise of a carbine scabbard slapping loosely and the creak of leather. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• He has been grubbing and grubbing at school,' said Bella, looking at her father's hand and lightly slapping it, 'till he's not fit to be seen. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Agustín hit him hard across the mouth with his left hand, bringing it forward in a slapping, backhand sweep. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• But I am glad you are,' said the old fellow, slapping him on the back--'I am glad you are. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Then she was kneeling by the robe, her head pushed hard against him, slapping snow from her feet. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• His laugh, in fact, is sometimes almost aboriginal; slapping his hands delightedly on his knees, he rocks back and forth and fairly shouts his pleasure. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Anon, slapping his sides with his arms, he would burst forth in peals of laughter, that made the old woods ring as they passed. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• His face at once brightened up, and slapping his hand on his leg he said: I am glad to hear it, and we can do it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He must, he shall be crushed, Jos said, slapping his hand on the table. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• But it is not a business for slapping. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Of course we know it, Sir,' rejoined Fogg, slapping his pocket--perhaps by accident. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• So am I, added Jo, slapping the pocket wherein reposed the long-desired _Undine and Sintram_. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.

Edited by Darrell