portentously, the engines began to roll. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He gazed at me solemnly, portentously, critically. From Wordnik.com. [The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day] Reference
The latter cleared her throat portentously and said. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch] Reference
She frowned portentously at Lucy, who merely giggled. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore] Reference
"I will reveal a truth," declared Skogel portentously. From Wordnik.com. [Marune: Alastor 933]
Don Rocco became red as fire and frowned most portentously. From Wordnik.com. [Stories by Foreign Authors: Italian] Reference
Robbins actually blushed slightly, then nodded portentously. From Wordnik.com. [The Dig]
No one in the world, I imagine, was ever so portentously solemn. From Wordnik.com. [The Ambassadors] Reference
“Well, gentlemen,” he said portentously, “there we have it.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursing Home Murder]
"One word is worth a thousand pictures," he said once, portentously. From Wordnik.com. [Borrowed Finery, A Memoir]
"Like master, like man," he said portentously and with hidden delight. From Wordnik.com. [Modesty Blaise]
"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, " he intoned portentously. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Prey]
The beginnings of phase one of The Great Leveling are portentously upon us. From Wordnik.com. [Greed Revisited] Reference
Birnier sketched furiously, glaring portentously from the group to the paper. From Wordnik.com. [Witch-Doctors] Reference
One morning our headmaster walked into my room with a portentously solemn air. From Wordnik.com. [The Idler Magazine, Volume III., July 1893 An Illustrated Monthly] Reference
'I can think of only one use for the smallest size,' said George portentously. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghost from the Grand Banks]
But the punch which succeeded was of excellent quality, and portentously strong. From Wordnik.com. [The Surgeon's Daughter] Reference
The first demon opened his tiny briefcase and portentously examined the contents. From Wordnik.com. [The Time of the Transference]
She sat on a rock and watched an enormous warship steam portentously away to the west. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]
For the umpteenth time, we have a set that collapses portentously for the final scene. From Wordnik.com. [Roundabout's Icy Liaisons, With a Freeze-Dried Laura Linney] Reference
He shook his head portentously when the captain inquired after his health and spirits. From Wordnik.com. [No Name] Reference
Mr Pecksniff, rolling his head portentously, ‘let me tell you that I won’t allow it. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit] Reference
With that the young giant yawned portentously, as if to enforce the reason of his appeal. From Wordnik.com. [Anne of Geierstein] Reference
He frowned portentously, then with a swift change to a more reasonable mood, he continued. From Wordnik.com. [The Splendid Folly] Reference
Mrs. Bünz gave a little gasp of anticipation and, settling her cloak portentously, also rose. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a Fool]
In her stead, Mrs. Marrable portentously approached the stage, with an open letter in her hand. From Wordnik.com. [No Name] Reference
Peeping Tom sets the housemates a topic for discussion, 'Andy the narrator intoned portentously. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Famous]
He received us to-day, portentously arrayed in his best black suit, and his stiffest white cravat. From Wordnik.com. [The Moonstone] Reference
If they were, they would know that a really absorbed and happy child is almost portentously solemn. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
But by about day 10 everyone had portentously agreed, in the old cliche, that the honeymoon was over. From Wordnik.com. [Love And Marriage] Reference
"It's walkin '!" shrieked Evangeline, as the portentously stiff shirt staggered a little to one side. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings] Reference
"Dreams is sent for our guidance," Harriet answered portentously, shaking her head at Beth's flippancy. From Wordnik.com. [The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius] Reference
The puppy woofed and put portentously large paws on her shins, his black-fringed tail describing short, fat arcs. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lure]
Maybe Hornby feels compelled to earn his keep with heavy lifting on the meaning of life, what Will portentously calls "" the point. ''. From Wordnik.com. [The Immediate Family] Reference
Aline, the maid, who came into the dining-room at the close of the meal and somewhat portentously informed the doctor that her ladyship was. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
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