146 adjectives to describe beating

But tonight, a strange lassitude of spirit was upon him and he only wanted to relax his weary brain and dream away the snowy miles to the rhythmic beat of the horses' hoofs.

One day a team did not work to suit him, and he gave the horses a cruel beating.

Now, however, it was a case of all hands to the pumps, and for a time it seemed as if they were slowly gaining on the in-rushing water, but suddenly there was an increase reported in the well, casting a shadow of gloom over all, but not for an instant staying the steady beat of the pumps.

Her heart gave a little beat.

The prisoners were covered with sores, produced by severe beatings; one was already dead, and the rats,but I cannot go further in description.

As I sat absorbed in bitter thought, I heard the sound of hoof beats up the road and saw a horseman coming.

For, notwithstanding he is often on the wing, he never flies overland, but whirs with, rapid, quail-like beat above the stream, tracing all its windings.

"If you will let me help you" But, even while in the silence that followed she heard the rapid beating of her own heart, something stronger, more stubborn, than the Gloria of another day kept her silent.

" Dodds had a recollection that he had heard a confused murmur, which had interwoven itself with his dreamsa sort of steady rhythmic beating and clankingand now, when he looked through the window, he saw the cause of it.

Sadly we march along the crowded street, While trumpets hoarsely blare and drums tempestuous beat.

To what act in the passion drama had her love come to-night as she floated round the room, with her head inclined towards her lover's breast, the strong pulsation of his heart sounding in her ear, like the rhythmical beat of the basses yonder in Waldteufel's last waltz?

The double double double beat Of the thundering drum Cries, hark!

A violent and irregular beating of the heart.

His two terrific beatings, and the crushing blow of the bullet against his skull, had made him sick.

Indeed, it seemed to Alice, in that moment of suspense, that her lover must hear the loud beating of her heart.

The poet perceived instantly he had a theme upon which to build his verse, and hastily bidding BOB "good-by," he flew exultingly to his paternal abode, rushed up the garret stairs, seized his goose-quill, and amid the tumultuous beatings of his over-charged heart and throbbing brain jotted down on the instant, in all the enthusiasm of poetic fervor, the incident that had fallen under his inspired observation.

Behind him, a long way, came the column; his quickened nerves felt the slow beat of their tread, like the breathing of some great animal.

And I knew that they made some great preparation in the Pyramid for our defence; for all the night did begin now to shake and to quiver with the mighty beat of the Earth-Current.

Without the intervention of the dwelling to obstruct the sound, he caught the faint, rhythmic beating of the earth, barely audible and gradually growing fainter in the distance.

There was no sound other than this moaning of the wind through the forest and the muffled beating of the pony's feet on the leaf-covered path.

For a space he continued to hold her so, speaking no word, and through his silence there came to her the quick, fierce beat of his heart.

" Dodds had a recollection that he had heard a confused murmur, which had interwoven itself with his dreamsa sort of steady rhythmic beating and clankingand now, when he looked through the window, he saw the cause of it.

And my heart keeps the normal beat.

They got the two remaining camels up, by dint of furious beating and of hoarse eloquence in Arabic from the Master and Lebon.

They were a certain rhythmical muffled beat, punctuated at intervals by a slight rustling of paper; and a series of metallic clicks, softened somewhat by distance.

146 adjectives to describe  beating