half-turning
Americannoun
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That tension is sustained through the third and fourth sections, which utilize the upright, swinging, half-turning steps that characterize an earlier work, “Fase.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2011
Three several times did he check his horse, and, half-turning him round towards Castle Cor, pause, and seem to deliberate between the suggestions of mingled hope and doubt.
From Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2) or, The Wizard of the Sea by Jonathon Holt Ingraham
She looked up, half-turning as she did so.
From The Keeper of the Door by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
“But I shall accept nothing––not a cent––from you, if we never get a penny from the Cross!” declared Dick, half-turning, as if to end the interview.
From The Plunderer by Douglas Duer
My eye, ain't it cold!" he said, half-turning round, "seems to nip one's legs up regular.
From Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California by H. M. (Henry Marriott) Paget
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