Once he would have said a catlike smile, but this was all woman. From Wordnik.com. [What Dreams May Come]
Imrie, meanwhile, had been dressing with his usual catlike speed. From Wordnik.com. [Murder Without Icing]
"There's something catlike about a teakettle," Hortense reflected. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat in Grandfather's House] Reference
Bérèngere smiled, her green eyes tilted catlike in their regard. From Wordnik.com. [Kushiel's Avatar]
You will restrict your motions to catlike ones as much as possible. From Wordnik.com. [jaxraven Diary Entry] Reference
Perfectly proportioned, he moved with the catlike grace of a dancer. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
Lucilla saw Sara first, and a crafty catlike smile curved her mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Seduction Of Sara]
Fred and George climbed catlike through the window into Harry's room. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]
When the doctor closed Sydney's eyes, Reya cried with a catlike scream. From Wordnik.com. [Arcana Magi - c.30: Farewell, My Home] Reference
Paige watched a catlike smile crawl across his wide, well-shaped mouth. From Wordnik.com. [A Man Alone]
The tiger has also many more of the catlike qualities than the lion has. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two] Reference
The second catlike quality that the lion has is that his tongue is rough. From Wordnik.com. [The Wonders of the Jungle, Book Two] Reference
Henson crept downstairs at length and trod his catlike way to the library. From Wordnik.com. [The Crimson Blind] Reference
Gix looked at the slumbering Mishra and let out a low, catlike hiss. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
An expression of catlike satisfaction on her face, Lucilla settled to doze. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
He must have approached with a catlike stealth, for Sharpe had heard nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Rifles]
He rose to his feet and with catlike tread moved in the direction of the sound. From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy] Reference
Leander came in with catlike tread and removed the pigeon-holes from the table. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Plains] Reference
He had no beard but, being a male, sported catlike whiskers, which he had dyed red. From Wordnik.com. [Hokas Pokas]
The lower body was catlike though in sheer size it reminded Kamahl of a dray house. From Wordnik.com. [Odyssey]
Judith had not been awakened by the catlike steps of the man who was not old Fordham. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878] Reference
Her eyes were brown, and not-catlike, attractive by their very defiance of stereotype. From Wordnik.com. [Fragment of an Early Novel of the 21st Century] Reference
George jumped up on the bed at 8am and started doing something catlike down by my feet. From Wordnik.com. [ana-ng Diary Entry] Reference
What profit he expected to extract from this catlike surveillance it is impossible to say. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
Sweeping dabs of blue makeup at the edges of her almond eyes made her look almost catlike. From Wordnik.com. [Ugly Americans]
He jumped the last six steps, landing catlike on the hall carpet, looking around for Dobby. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]
The president is catlike also in his lack of evident affection for the people who serve him. From Wordnik.com. [Getting to Know Obama] Reference
Her voice was not the strong, wild, catlike growl I would have put with her face and stance. From Wordnik.com. [Eclipse]
Their walk was catlike, a gait that seemed constantly on the edge of shifting into a crouch. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight]
When he came nearer he found it was a wicked-looking, catlike creature, and knew it must be a. From Wordnik.com. [Stories of California] Reference
At that moment she found herself surrounded by khaki-clad forms all moving with catlike grace. From Wordnik.com. [Sacrifice] Reference
A hunched, catlike shoulder twisted; a sinuous neck, a high-held head that was not quite human. From Wordnik.com. [The Door Through Space] Reference
He shoved him gently in to the left and himself moved cautiously to the right, slowly, catlike. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
It was a picture of a human-headed quadruped, with hoofs, a horse's tail, and catlike forelegs. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
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