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She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINThe noise of the hammer is always in his ears, and his eye is upon the pattern of the vessel he maketh.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSTheir glances met, she holding him always at arm's length by that grip upon his shoulders, a grip that was firm and nervous.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINITwo many-branched candelabra, holding wax lights, brilliantly illuminate the game.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHe was holding his big head high in the air, like a giraffe, and gazing proudly about him as he ran.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLOne of the little girls in pigtails was holding him, while Miss Anne administered the feeding-bottle.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEThomas goes on to contradict Aristotle, in holding quod nullum ens esset nisi corpus.
THE MEDIAEVAL MIND (VOLUME II OF II)HENRY OSBORN TAYLORHer eye fastened on a circular portion of the wall-paper pattern, and she felt that the whole room was revolving about her.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTThe boy backed away from him, and stood a little distance off, holding out a nice, juicy potato this time.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUM"He's been counting the days till you got home, Mark," said Tim, holding a burning match over my pipe.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDWORDS RELATED TO HOLDING PATTERN
- adjournment
- bind
- check
- cooling-off period
- cunctation
- dawdling
- demurral
- detention
- discontinuation
- downtime
- filibuster
- hangup
- hindrance
- holding
- holding pattern
- holdup
- impediment
- interval
- jam
- lag
- lingering
- logjam
- loitering
- moratorium
- obstruction
- postponement
- problem
- procrastination
- prorogation
- putting off
- remission
- reprieve
- retardation
- retardment
- setback
- showstopper
- stall
- stay
- stop
- stoppage
- surcease
- suspension
- tarrying
- tie up
- wait
- adjournments
- binds
- checks
- cooling-off periods
- cunctations
- dawdlings
- demurrals
- detentions
- discontinuation
- downtime
- filibusters
- hangups
- hindrances
- hold-ups
- holding patterns
- holdings
- impediments
- intervals
- jams
- lags
- lingerings
- logjams
- loiterings
- moratoriums
- obstructions
- postponements
- problems
- procrastination
- prorogations
- putting offs
- remissions
- reprieves
- retardations
- retardments
- setbacks
- showstoppers
- stalls
- stays
- stoppages
- stops
- surcease
- suspensions
- tarryings
- tie-ups
- waits
- adjournment
- bind
- check
- cooling-off period
- cunctation
- dawdling
- demurral
- detainment
- detention
- discontinuation
- downtime
- filibuster
- hangup
- hindrance
- holding pattern
- holdup
- impediment
- interval
- jam
- lag
- lingering
- logjam
- loitering
- moratorium
- obstruction
- postponement
- problem
- procrastination
- prorogation
- putting off
- remission
- reprieve
- retardment
- setback
- showstopper
- stall
- stay
- stop
- stoppage
- surcease
- suspension
- tarrying
- tie up
- wait
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.