Bestowing
[bi'stәuiŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bestow
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Examples
- When happy, inanimate nature had the power of bestowing on me the most delightful sensations. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- There was something in the picture of Mr. Turveydrop bestowing his deportment on Mr. Jellyby that quite took my fancy. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The boy sighed deeply, and, bestowing an ardent gaze upon its plumpness, unwillingly consigned it to his master. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And--and that person, too, if I am not mistaken,' said the doctor, bestowing a scrutinising glance on the green-coated stranger. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You will find very little to repay you for your trouble in this contemptible _thing_, sir,' replied Slurk, bestowing a Satanic frown on Pott. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Those republics encouraged the acquisition of those exercises, by bestowing little premiums and badges of distinction upon those who excelled in them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It'll pay better, I assure you,' said Fledgeby, bestowing an inveigling twinkle or two upon the dressmaker. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Your health, Sir,' said the bagman with the lonely eye, bestowing an approving nod on Mr. Snodgrass. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- This shot was levelled under her breath at the gallant Grompus for bestowing an insinuating smile upon her in passing. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The power of bestowing these opposite sensations is. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- This to have a special opportunity of bestowing a stare upon his comrade. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The Jew again bade her good-night, and, bestowing a sly kick upon the prostrate form of Mr. Sikes while her back was turned, groped downstairs. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Fine girl, Sir' (to Mr. Tracy Tupman, who had been bestowing sundry anti-Pickwickian glances on a young lady by the roadside). Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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