Thesaurus / hang fire
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"A camp-fire would hardly flash and die out like that, Sarge," he answered thoughtfully.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRShe got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.
CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMESThe fire had been heaped over with earth—to screen it from prying eyes, I suppose, while the good work went on.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRBut, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONThe men, whose poniards his sword parried, had recourse to fire-arms, and two pistols were fired at him.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERThe smoke from her kitchen fire rose white as she put in dry sumac to give it a start.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENThe rebels wished to advance from Lutao, but were kept back by the fire from the gunboat Maria Cristina.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMANThey found a few belated sowars of the 3d Cavalry, who took refuge in a wood, and the artillery opened fire at the trees!
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYThe camp grew still, except for the rough and ready cook pottering about the fire, boiling buffalo-meat and mixing biscuit-dough.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRThe fire crackled around the Dutch ovens, and the odor of coffee came floating by.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRWORDS RELATED TO HANG FIRE
- adjourning
- being dilatory
- cooling
- dallying
- dawdling
- deferring
- dragging
- dragging one's feet
- giving the run around
- goldbricking
- hanging fire
- hesitating
- holding off
- lagging
- letting slide
- lingering
- loitering
- pausing
- playing a waiting game
- playing for time
- poking
- postponing
- prolonging
- protracting
- retarding
- shilly-shallying
- stalling
- staying
- suspending
- tarrying
- temporizing
- waiting
- balk
- block
- choke off
- confound
- corner
- crab
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- crimp
- cut off
- dead-end
- defeat
- foil
- give the run around
- hang fire
- hang up
- hold off
- hold up
- impede
- mystify
- nonplus
- obstruct
- pigeonhole
- prevent
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- puzzle
- shelve
- snooker
- stall
- stonewall
- stump
- throw a monkey wrench into
- thwart
- balked
- blocked
- choked off
- confounded
- cornered
- crabbed
- cramped
- cramped one's style
- crimped
- cut off
- dead-ended
- defeated
- foiled
- gave the run around
- held off
- held up
- hung fire
- hung up
- impeded
- mystified
- nonplussed
- obstructed
- pigeonholed
- prevented
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- puzzled
- shelved
- snookered
- stalled
- stonewalled
- stumped
- threw a monkey wrench into
- thwarted
- balks
- blocks
- chokes off
- confounds
- corners
- crabs
- cramps
- cramps one's style
- crimps
- cuts off
- dead-ends
- defeats
- foils
- gives the run around
- hangs fire
- hangs up
- holds off
- holds up
- impedes
- mystifies
- nonpluses
- obstructs
- pigeonholes
- prevents
- puts on back burner
- puts on hold
- puzzles
- shelves
- snookers
- stalls
- stonewalls
- stumps
- throws a monkey wrench into
- thwarts
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- break up
- can
- cease
- check
- count out
- cut short
- debar
- defer
- discontinue
- eject
- eliminate
- exclude
- file
- halt
- hang
- hang fire
- hang up
- hold up
- inactivate
- intermit
- interrupt
- lay aside
- lay off
- lay on the table
- lay over
- omit
- pigeonhole
- pink-slip
- postpone
- procrastinate
- prorogue
- protract
- put a stop to
- put an end to
- put off
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- put on ice
- put on the shelf
- reject
- retard
- rule out
- shelve
- stave off
- stay
- waive
- withhold
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