Bringing
[briŋɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bring
Typed by Kevin
Examples
- Was bringing tonight with information Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The carriage was ready: they were bringing it round to the front, and my master was pacing the pavement, Pilot following him backwards and forwards. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I have something more to say on my side, he announced, bringing down the flat of his hand on the table with a bang. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- We shall not want bread now; we are bringing you the Baker, the Bakeress, and Baker's boy. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- By accident the noose fell squarely about the running ape's neck, bringing him to a sudden and surprising halt. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She felt as if the spring would not pass without bringing a crisis, an event, a something to alter her present composed and tranquil state. Jane Austen. Emma.
- And go on to your other way of bringing the inquiry to an end. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- In the meanwhile let it be fully understood that I shall not neglect bringing the grindstone to bear, nor yet bringing Dusty Boffin's nose to it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Nay, he was bringing home the goose as a peace-offering to his wife. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- You reproach me with my origin,' said Bradley Headstone; 'you cast insinuations at my bringing-up. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Tom arrived safely, bringing an excellent account of his father's health; but to very little purpose, as far as Mrs. Norris was concerned. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Even now the floor is dusky, and shadow slowly mounts the walls, bringing the Dedlocks down like age and death. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- What sort of a bringing-up she's had? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Bringing these connections or implications to consciousness enhances the meaning of the experience. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- You will allow me the pleasure of bringing you some fruit again, if I should see any that is tempting. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
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