17 collocations for poring

I have been naughty enough to think that this was only an excuse, for I found that my aunt's weak eyes did not prevent her from poring ten hours a day upon her prayer-book, or her favourite Thomas à Kempis.

And you do, you pore old Pap, so you must take it.

THOMAS PARNELL FROM A NIGHT-PIECE ON DEATH By the blue taper's trembling light, No more I waste the wakeful night, Intent with endless view to pore The schoolmen and the sages o'er; Their books from wisdom widely stray, Or point at best the longest way.

I'm going to 'ave it for kindness to pore dumb animals.'

Then they stooped down and helped pore Ginger on to 'is legs agin and began to brush 'im down.

Keith loved it, and he could not have been much more than three years old when he first began to pore over its quaint old illustrations.

The stomach meanwhile, in response to this fiery invitation, secretes from its myriad pores its juices and watery fluids, to protect itself as much as possible from the invading liquid.

DREAM AND THE SONG So oft our hearts, belovèd lute, In blossomy haunts of song are mute; So long we pore, 'mid murmurings dull, O'er loveliness unutterable.

I was driven to books; I do not believe I had any more desire than most vivid, palpitating, fluttering young things of my sex, to pore over a dull black and white page; but this black and white gate opened to me golden fields of happiness, while I was perishing of hunger in a life of dreary fact.

But it does rile me ter see dese mean white men comin' down yere an' settin' up dere grog-shops, tryin' to fedder dere nests sellin' licker to pore culled people.

Monckton was poring over the ledger with his head down, the very picture of a faithful servant absorbed in his master's work.

"Where would pore Sam get a gold watch and chain from?

Odd atavisms woke in her, and she began to pore over patent medicine advertisements, to send stamped envelopes to beauty doctors and professors of physical development, and to brood on the advantage of consulting faith-healers, mind-readers and their kindred adepts.

It can be imagined, perhaps, with what wonder and baffled curiosity they pore over the illustrated newspapers which are occasionally given to them by the sailors of whaling vessels which visit the coast.

Joel turned into the library, feeling well satisfied with the result of his meddling, to pore over a reference book until supper time.

He took down Willis de Anima Brutorum[850], and pored over it a good deal.

Sylvia clung close to her side, taking in through all her pores this lovely emanation, not noticing whether they were talking or not, not heeding the direction of their steps.

17 collocations for  poring