359 collocations for swings

Then the King swung back his arm, and, balancing himself a moment, he delivered a buffet at Robin that fell like a thunderbolt.

Keeley's Chop-HouseOpen All Nightreluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.

"Now swing your legs up and you're safe!"

At three he got up, swung the crane round so that the darting tongues of flame could lick the hot-water pot, and then he measured out some coffee.

He works at lumbering in the winter, and if there is one among the hundreds, I had almost said thousands, who make war, in the snowy season of the year, upon the old pines of the Rackett woods, who can swing an axe more effectually than Mark Shuff, his light is under a bushelhis fame obscured.

It crops the tender leaves confidingly, and swings its head as much as to say: "Don't fear, Dick; Fin here.

Then the girl crept back a little, and as the boy swung his feet upward she caught them and twined his legs over the plank.

Brains, my lad, will tell in coming days, for it takes a head to shoot well, though any flesher may swing a sword.

Came a cry, muffled in a mighty hand, a grappling, fierce yet silent, and Beda, cowering back, beheld Beltane swing a writhing body high in air and hurl it far out over the battlements.

As for Donnegan, his only movement was to swing his horse around and shift riding crop and reins into the grip of his left hand.

That beautiful meadow, too, is gone, and the streets of a modern village, with blocks of houses, and stores, and shops, occupy the place where I swung my first scythe.

"I'll come over next summer and swing your hammock for you, and put up your tennis-net.

CHAPTER VIII JUST BELOW THE CLOUDS "Good luck to you, boys!" came floating up from the ground, above the buzzing of the busy little Kinkaid motor; and looking down, they could see Larry, Elephant, yes, and the old veteran also, carrying on excitedly, as they swung their hats around.

There were two folding chairs that could be used on occasion, and the back seat easily accommodated three, the "Autocrat" being a seven passenger car; but Patsy was perched in front beside Wampus, which was really the choicest seat of all, so there was ample room inside to "swing a cat," as the Major statedif anyone had cared to attempt such a feat.

Parker swung back the heavy gate at the corral entrance and the dozen colts, sweat streaks on heads and backs and bellies where hackamore, saddle and cinches told of the lessons of the afternoon, pushing and jamming and with a clatter of hoofs, whirled out to freedom, around the stable and down a lane into an open meadow.

Slow and solemn the procession advanced, and ever as they came the choristers chanted full melodiously what time the white-robed acolytes swung their censers to and fro; and ever as they came, the folk of Belsaye, from wall and turret, eyed these slow-pacing, sweet-singing monks with fearful looks and hearts cold and full of dire misgiving.

He saw the driver swing his hand across that white face, dashing it back.

Then it was sweeping down the Gap road; and once more Conroy swung his cap and shouted, though it is to be questioned that any one marked him.

And I swung the Diskos, and it did seem to sing and to cry eager in my hands.

In an instant he had swung a heavy chair over his head, and was rushing furiously at us.

In an instant all hope and courage left him, and he swung backward yard by yard, with the younger bull prodding his neck and shoulders until blood dripped from him in little streams.

His tread was elastic, his figure as upright as a boy's, and he swung a light cane in his hand as he walked.

Then he swung out his rifle and waved for the driver to stop.

"Miss S., who has a great taste for costuming, wound her plaid shawl about her shoulders, turbaned her head with a green veil, swung her lamp upon a stick which she rested upon her shoulder, and then threw herself upon a rock in a most picturesque attitude.

A chap can't swing a club in a tight-fitting jacket like the one you've got on.

359 collocations for  swings