rocking shear

The mattress causes the boat to tip forward, and in the ensuing rocking the boat begins to take on water.

Mr. Crow was rocking back and forth on his perch, for a joke—on anybody except himself—always delighted him.

There was a very audible titter in the corner where three thoughtless young girls had squeezed themselves into one rocking-chair.

By this time the bent figure sitting in the rocking-chair, near the coffin began to show signs of life and whimper a little.

"It's curious how attached one gets to a dog," said Perry sagely, resuming his rocking from heel to toe and toe to heel.

There was a lump in Perry's throat at that moment, and he stopped his rocking and turned to the fire, so his back was toward me.