Noun : to travel by rail. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : to rail at fate. From Dictionary.com.
While down his cheeks and mine tears ran in railing rain. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Also in glass, the staircase railing is an absolute expression of discretion, a way to give the voids centre stage. From Wordnik.com. [St. Lambert Residence by René Desjardins] Reference
On the open side, the railing is wide like a bench, and many senior citizens were sitting on it and playing cards, Chinese checkers, and Chinese chess (shougi). From Wordnik.com. [April 13th, 2007] Reference
Directly this side the railing was a narrow ledge. From Wordnik.com. [The Love Story of Abner Stone] Reference
'Falling from the railing is a matter of concern for the ASI. From Wordnik.com. [India eNews] Reference
The flying V roof and Swiss cheese banner on the railing are a. From Wordnik.com. [ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community] Reference
Obj. 3: Further, a dishonor inflicted by words is called a railing or. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
On the other side of a railing were a handful of men in poses of supplication. From Wordnik.com. [The Millions] Reference
Back during Hurricane George in 1998, the water came up over that railing, which is at least eight feet high. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 14, 2004] Reference
On either side of the railing is a ha-ha, the edges of which bristle with angry spikes, -- regular porcupines in metal. From Wordnik.com. [Sons of the Soil] Reference
The wooden bars of the railing were my pupils, and I would act the schoolmaster, cane in hand, seated on a chair in front of them. From Wordnik.com. [My Reminiscences] Reference
On a seat against the railing was a young woman dressed suitable for red automobiles, with hair the colour of an unsmoked meerschaum. From Wordnik.com. [The Four Million] Reference
The report alludes to the fact Cho may have assumed the other side of the railing was a forested area like the first railing he climbed over. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
Twining around the railing were the slender shoots of the lush clematis, while the budding honeysuckle filled the air with its sweet, almost sugary perfume. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Episode] Reference
Not that she sees the colours, being a canid and all, but he says the string of lights on the railing are the only way she can tell the porch light from the street lights. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
We would rather see you sort of bungee to some kind of railing, or something a little more supportive out there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2008] Reference
As regard the later observation, my "railing" is a consequence of my active stance against anti-science crackpotism. From Wordnik.com. [Spacecraft Detects Mysterious "Ribbon" at Edge of Solar System | Universe Today] Reference
The span lacked any kind of railing, as if to remind those who passed over it of the dangers attendant to the power they were about to encounter. From Wordnik.com. [The Flood]
• The railing is a ¾ "Lumasite reinforced acrylic sheet. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
"railing," These are places varying in size from one to three thousand inhabitants. From Wordnik.com. [Oak Openings] Reference
"railing," and Montefalco is Umbria's: it sits on a high hill with views all around. From Wordnik.com. [Green-Hearted Italy] Reference
I climbed over the railing, grabbed the sheets and began to lower myself. From Wordnik.com. [In His Own Words] Reference
They're railing against big government, when the core issue is the failings of capitalism. From Wordnik.com. [The Halo Holds] Reference
I stood at the railing, looking down at the dark water of the East River, feeling useless. From Wordnik.com. [Albertine Takes A Tumble] Reference
Still, for all his railing against the establishment, he, too, was a product of the "greatest generation.". From Wordnik.com. [The Long Shadow Of Vietnam] Reference
I took her by the scruff of the neck and tossed her over the railing, and they caught her at the bottom. From Wordnik.com. [In His Own Words] Reference
And they've even got friendly politicians in Washington railing against French ownership of an American icon. From Wordnik.com. [Battle in the Boardroom] Reference
In early 1995, when Gingrich was in his prime, it was Kennesaw State railing against Beverly Hills and Manhattan. From Wordnik.com. [Newt's Real Problem] Reference
Then I tore the sheets off the bed, knotted them together and tied them to the balcony railing and said to Masha: "Climb down!". From Wordnik.com. [In His Own Words] Reference
Conservatives, of course, have been railing against taxpayer underwriting of public TV for almost all 25 years of its existence. From Wordnik.com. [Congress Feathers Big Bird's Nest] Reference
Not long ago Beijing would have greeted America's Taliban-bombing with shrill railing against U.S. "unilateralism" and "hegemony.". From Wordnik.com. [Not Buddies Just Yet] Reference
As the words come out of my mouth, this guy yells down from a railing three floors up in the hotel: "Hey Brandi, what's up with the shirt?". From Wordnik.com. [A Whole New Ball Game] Reference
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