Descanting
[deskænt]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Descant
Typist: Terrence
Examples
- But I forbear descanting further, and rather leave the judicious reader to his own remarks and application. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- De Guiche commenced by descanting on the military laws, and it was evident he had made them his particular study. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- We must be brief in descanting upon this part of her career. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Terrence