dinting
- present participle of dint.
Example Sentences
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By dint of dinting, I managed the trick.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
He straightened himself as he spoke, and releasing the walking-stick with his left hand put the point of it softly, slowly, and strongly down upon the gravel, dinting the ground pretty deeply with the pressure.
From Bulldog And Butterfly From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray by Murray, David Christie
"No cheer," he answered, gloomily, dinting his finger-nails into his palm.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 by Various
I’ll give it him when I can catch him! and if I serve not our Seth out for dinting in the blackjack last night, I’m a Dutch woman, and no mistake!
From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)
Wet and bright the dinting pebbles Shine where oft she paused and stood; All her dreamy warmth revolving, While the chilly waters wooed.
From Poems — Volume 1 by Meredith, George
