gimleting
- present participle of gimlet.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Can’t seem to find out,” admitted the landlord, and the young man bestowed on Brophy an expansive grin which was a comment on the latter’s well-known penchant for gimleting in search of information.
From Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Day, Holman
Blake's eyes, gimleting to her soul, were shot with a sudden fire as he, too, leaned a little over the table.
From Back to God's Country and Other Stories by Curwood, James Oliver
We all sat cross-legged round our meal, and all Laupahoehoe crowded into the room and verandah with the most persistent, unwinking, gimleting stare I ever saw.
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
Son," he exclaimed, gimleting Wilbur with his contracted eyes; "I have reemarked as how you had brains.
From Moran of the Lady Letty by Norris, Frank
The baroness dictated the letter slowly, with an eye gimleting her daughter all the time.
From White Lies by Reade, Charles
