Workings
[wə:kiŋz]
Examples
- Even to us he assumed gaiety and hope, and assumed them so well, that we did not divine the secret workings of his mind. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- She seemed to hinder one's workings. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- There may be mysterious workings of the human mind, such as occur only at great crises of history. Plato. The Republic.
- His face was very much agitated and very much flushed, and there were strong workings in the features, and strange gleams in the eyes. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It left less to chance, less to mere individual logical conviction, less to the workings of private self-interest. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Now, merciful Heaven be thanked for that old time, and grant, O Blessed Lord, that through thy wonderful workings it may turn to good at last! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The old workings could not get at it, that was all. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Then break the neck of the old workings. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Inputed by Conrad