Stamping

Examples

• I say, said Legree, stamping and whistling to the dogs, wake up, some of you, and keep me company! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• And I was stamping my foot and screaming, when he first took notice of me; was I? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• To punish a scoundrel, burst out the furious Greek, stamping his foot. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• He was covered with snow and he stood there holding his carbine and stamping the snow from his feet. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The bumping against the door, the laughter, the stamping, were all as vigorous as ever, and the pleasure in being outside lessened considerably. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I simply want your opinion about a hydraulic stamping machine which has got out of gear. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Amid the droning of the wind there had come the stamping of a horse's hoofs, and the long grind of a wheel as it rasped against the curb. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Then he arose and began stamping up and down like a madman. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Die-sinking is the art of preparing dies for stamping coins, buttons, medallions, jewelry, fittings, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• This is a well-known article of commerce, used in mercantile establishments for the stamping of consecutive, duplicate, and manifold numbers on checks and other documents. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Mrs. Bute continued, stamping in her clogs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Eva said Marie, stamping impatiently,--your gold vinaigrette to _Mammy! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• I tell you,' said the man: clenching his hands, and stamping furiously on the floor,--'I tell you I won't have her put into the ground. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Then he stood there against the tree stamping his feet softly and he did not think any more about the bridge. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• We looked back at the inn with light coming from the windows and the woodcutters' horses stamping and jerking their heads outside to keep warm. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.

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