sudden+effort

  • 21Dart — Dart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Darting}.] 1. To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as …

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  • 22Darted — Dart Dart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Darting}.] 1. To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to… …

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  • 23Darting — Dart Dart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Darting}.] 1. To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch. [1913 Webster] 2. To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to… …

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  • 24Flounce — Flounce, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flounced} (flounst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flouncing}.] [Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.] To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in …

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  • 25Flounced — Flounce Flounce, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flounced} (flounst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flouncing}.] [Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.] To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a… …

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  • 26Flouncing — Flounce Flounce, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flounced} (flounst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flouncing}.] [Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.] To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a… …

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  • 27The Battle Hymn of the Republic — is an American abolitionist song written by Julia Ward Howe in November 1861 and first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1, 1862 that was made popular during the American Civil War. HistoryThe tune was written around 1855 by William… …

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  • 28The Festival (short story) — The Festival is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft written in October 1923 and published in the January 1925 issue of Weird Tales . It is considered to be one of the first of his Cthulhu Mythos stories.InspirationThe story was inspired by Lovecraft …

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  • 29dart — 1. noun /dɑːt,dɑɚt/ a) A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; any sharp pointed missile weapon, as an arrow. b) Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart. 2. verb /dɑːt …

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  • 30snap out of — informal get out of (a bad mood) by a sudden effort. → snap …

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