| 单词 | mincingly |
| 例句 | The men all play women at one point or another, sometimes mincingly. Review: ‘Renascence’ Introduces a Thoroughly Modern Millay 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z In the Amazon, tapirs with droopy trunks and watery eyes step "mincingly" along riverbanks, and blue morpho butterflies the size of postcards careen "reckless and beautiful" through their camp. Book Review: An Urgent Plea to Save the World’s Megaforests 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Sylvia stared curiously at the two little girls who obeyed their governess so promptly and ate their cakes so mincingly. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Lady, her vanity thus appealed to, strolled mincingly forward. Lad: A Dog 2012-02-08T03:00:19.720Z Lillie walked around the house, out of her mother’s sight, just as mincingly as a peacock struts. The Corner House Girls How they moved to Milton, what they found, and what they did 2012-02-03T03:00:26.090Z At length he stepped forth mincingly into full view, trotted up, and sniffed inquisitively. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z "It is very good of you, monsieur le comte, to think of coming to see me," said the pretty widow, mincingly. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z She gazes supremely from right to left as she goes, mincingly, and I would give her the prize for haughtiness. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z I never happen to have heard your name before, sir," replied the old woman, mincingly; "perhaps you have never heard mine. Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 2/2 A Romance of Real Life 2011-08-25T02:00:33.793Z Miss Judy, stepping still more mincingly, and holding the pinch of black bombazine higher than ever, tossed her little head as she acknowledged the possibility of a distant relationship. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z Then he came on, at first daintily and mincingly, and only after that formal preliminary did he break into his furious rush. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z Scott, objecting to a quarter of a mile in scorching heat, went mincingly. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Lucy Bancroft exclaimed with delight as they entered the tiny yard, stepping mincingly across the grass with lifted gown, and smiling back at the two men, while fleeting dimples played hide-and-seek in her cheeks. The Delafield Affair 2011-01-19T03:00:21.497Z "Have compassion on your own ears, gentlemen," he said mincingly, in the exaggerated lisping accent cultivated by our student contingent. The Undying Past She had unconsciously been stepping more and more mincingly, holding the pinch of black bombazine higher and higher, and crooking her little finger more and more jauntily. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z They ate mincingly in contrast to M. Regnier who, guarded by a very large napkin, pitchforked his food into his mouth with noisy recklessness. Sinister Street, vol. 1 "My dear friend, don't stride like that," said De Berniers; "short steps, in this manner, if you please";—and he mincingly illustrated, to Virginie's intense gratification. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 Crickets chirruped gleefully in the grass, and away down in the hollow a pair of blue cranes were stalking mincingly along, uttering their metallic, but not unmelodious, cry. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War There was a new twist given to my thoughts when the carriage pulled up and the driver spoke to a couple of these girls who were walking mincingly along in their high-heeled shoes. Captain Macedoine's Daughter Then, when it was quite clear that Black-tip had really gone, having taken all the fight he could stand, Warrigal stepped forward mincingly and fell to licking Finn's wounds, with strongly approving tenderness and assiduity. Finn The Wolfhound The lower classes mentioned mincingly; awkward silences or visible wincings at allusions to death, and converse on eternal things banished as if it were the smell of cabbage. Dr. Sevier Rather mincingly, of course; but still, on the whole, efficiently. The Trimming of Goosie Suddenly, with a scornful “I guess I won’t play any more!” she dropped the hands she held, and, with head high, walked mincingly over to the window, and stood with her back to the others. Polly of Lady Gay Cottage In two bounds he cleared the cabbages and came mincingly down to the fray. The Backwoodsmen They walk what you might call mincingly, and they drop their words slow, and there's no flash in their eyes, and no courage in them, and no daring in them. Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief I didn’t even speak to Tokudo as he ran mincingly to take my things. The Prairie Child There they were, at last! two reddish-tan, shy creatures—a doe and a half-grown fawn—stepping mincingly down to the brook to drink. Dwellers in Arcady The Story of an Abandoned Farm "I would say," she went on mincingly, "it will afford me great pleasure." Making People Happy There was, in the thin, flute-like, and mincingly fastidious voice something so subtly vicious that her words left him silent. Athalie The animal evaded capture, playfully, but in the end it trotted mincingly to Trevison and permitted him to throw the bridle on. 'Firebrand' Trevison I noted, too, that her steps as she came down the stairs were not taken mincingly, as school-girls are wont to walk, but with decision, like a boy. Marjorie The ladies ate mincingly, with their little fingers sticking out straight, or curved in what they considered a most elegant fashion. Patty's Summer Days A Soldier of Pompeius Magnus, a man of huge bulk, by talking mincingly and walking with an affected gait, had acquired the character of an effeminate wretch, and that most fully established. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes Uncle Ike snickered, and I drew in my breath excitedly, as the pampered exquisite, My Lady Preciosa, tripped mincingly into the open. When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood He came swinging along, all so big and so burly, followed by a lady, showily dressed, who walked mincingly and was saving a pair of pink satin shoes and a powder-puff. Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions Parnay's tone had shifted, becoming mincingly mocking, then hard and joyful at the end. The Planet Strappers She came in mincingly on the balls of her feet the opening day of school, and took her place on the rostrum of the chapel with The Faculty. Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart Of course," he said—he used the two words very often, and pronounced the second, rather mincingly, to rhyme with sauce: "Of course," said Mr. May, "it's a disgusting place—disgusting! The Lost Girl "I do not remember Mr. Reuben Gold," said the little old lady, mincingly. Aunt Rachel He looked round again and clenched his fists, as his friends, with their arms fondly encircling each other's waists, walked mincingly across the road. Salthaven Breathing hard from his exertions, he jumped upon the rear platform of the car, only to see his charmer step off at the front and walk mincingly up the steps of a house. The Woggle-Bug Book She spoke mincingly, and took short little stiff steps in walking, and bent her head gracefully when she said, “Yes, please,” or “No, thank you.” The Hawthorns A Story about Children Her voice did not sound like the voice she had at Aunt Hannah’s, but smaller, and she said her words mincingly. Susan A Story for Children The medic came into the light of the fire, not with his ordinary loose-limbed spaceman's stride, but mincingly, with a dancing step, and he was singing to the drum beat of "Terra Bound." Voodoo Planet He stepped along like Agag, very slowly and mincingly, and looked very shy and pretty. Letters from Egypt For these upcroppings of courtier etiquette have ever seemed to march but mincingly with the free stride of our western backwoods. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady He must not preach that doctrine mincingly, haltingly. Luther Examined and Reexamined A Review of Catholic Criticism and a Plea for Revaluation How," he asked, lifting his head and speaking mincingly, "should I presume to go where Sir Harry's been? The Judge So I had a garrison of swearing girls until they wearied of the fatigue of stepping mincingly and untangling their garments. The City of Delight A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem She goeth mincingly with those feet of hers,—whose solidity need not fear the black ox's pressure. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 "That would be a fine thing," she answered mincingly, and returned her gaze to the window and the line of shore. Lady Good-for-Nothing Val mincingly pointed out that such a consummation was not far off, but he was ignored. Nightfall These proud youths wander mincingly down the street with an expression of the most fatuous and good-natured satisfaction with themselves. African Camp Fires Dancingly, mincingly it came, just rippling the sea, until it struck our sails, previously set at the very first token of its advance. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I "You will observe, gentlemen, the beautiful sentiment, the euphonious rhythm, the noble—" Weary went down, still declaiming mincingly, beneath four irate bodies that hurled themselves toward him and upon him. The Happy Family A moment later Lady Jane Grey; her head-gear gone, her shorn curls looking absurdly frivolous, walked mincingly into the saloon and subsided upon the nearest seat. The Tidal Wave and Other Stories Now this Mâra râga had three daughters, mincingly beautiful and of a pleasant countenance, in every way fit by artful ways to inflame a man with love, highest in this respect among the Devis. Sacred Books of the East She was mincingly feminine, and very conscious of the fact that G.J. was a fine gentleman. The Pretty Lady How marvelously fire, din and smoke shriveled up the time, which the captain's small clock so mincingly ticked off. Kincaid's Battery The lank man, with the eyeglass on a broad ribbon, pronounced mincingly the word “Grotesque,” whose justness was appreciated by those standing near him. The Secret Agent a Simple Tale With which remarks, and many more, no less intellectual and to the purpose, Mr Mantalini kissed the fingers of his gloves to Ralph Nickleby, and drawing his lady's arm through his, led her mincingly away. Nicholas Nickleby "If you think you can get on without me—I will retire," and lifting his bare feet mincingly, he tiptoed away. The Scarlet Car "Oh, cowards and bullies!" they repeated mincingly, mocking her speech. Sons and Lovers The old man swept forward with considerable dignity; the younger, one hand held high in the most affected fashion, teetered gracefully along as mincingly as any dandy. The Leopard Woman She went to the house, with Henriette's lissom form hanging upon her, and the grey governess tripping mincingly beside them, tottering a little upon her high heels. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger The materialists should not too mincingly chop logic over the validity of their own reasoning. Life: Its True Genesis As I dipped my pen in the ink with a shaking hand, and surveyed the white paper with eyes half-blinded and overflowing, one of my judges began mincingly to apologize for the pain he caused. Villette As they walked somewhat mincingly, I noticed that they were in their hose, carrying their varnished boots in either hand. Ruggles of Red Gap He walked mincingly, in a curious garb of black bespangled with gold lozenges, and he carried a gilded dung fork. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice They could find nothing to say, ate mincingly, and were awkward and constrained in their movements. Jean-Christophe, Volume I At a cross-roads just outside the village they passed a fountain above which stood a little Catholic saint, a wooden Magdalene, graciously and a little mincingly holding out her arms. Jean-Christophe Journey's End "I like it myself, dear," she said mincingly; "but perhaps Mrs. Sowler objects to the smell?" The Fallen Leaves She stroked down her frock, and spoke mincingly but confidentially. Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot and Other Stories Behold how mincingly it creeps over the sea, just ruffling and crisping it. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War He had three daughters, mincingly beautiful, and of a pleasant countenance. The Prince of India — Volume 02 She was perhaps a hundred yards farther down the street and was picking her way gingerly, mincingly, along the narrow path at the roadside. Viola Gwyn Beyond leaving the crotch and edging mincingly downward, a yard or so, the Persian refused to obey the crooning summons. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story Philosophically, Jesse put his wide-brimmed hat over his loose curls and, straightening his shoulders, walked mincingly out for alcohol with the younger men. Martie, the Unconquered "This is Mrs. Tressady's maid," Belle would say mincingly at the telephone, "and she does not allow her servants to make engagements for her." Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby Then smilingly and mincingly she brought out, from a plush case, a ring set with pearls. The Hungry Stones and Other Stories This unusual posture again excited suspicion, and the animal sidled mincingly away. Lost Face As she tripped mincingly along, in her silk stockings and light shoes, a smothered jeer arose. John Halifax, Gentleman We have a couple of pea-fowl who certainly are an addition to the landscape, as they step mincingly along the square of turf we dignify by the name of lawn. The Diary of a Goose Girl The young man departed in his precise, methodical manner, picking his way rather mincingly among the inequalities of the trail. The Riverman |
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