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
The Chaplain, half-turning, beckoned with uplifted hand; then stood aside, as rapid feet approached.
From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)
"Nay, pray God to sleep again," cried Martha, bending over her and embracing her, and half-turning upon Pierre with a glance of loathing indignation.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman
Then half-turning toward us, he made his first remark.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862 by Various
Hesitating, half-turning to go back, it was as if a childish panic of shyness seized him, so that he smiled at himself as he stood there, in the arrested attitude of an involuntary eavesdropper.
From The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece by Sedgwick, Anne Douglas
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