sleeking
- present participle of sleek.
Example Sentences
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At the risk of her life she dragged him across to the entrance, and sat desolately crumbling away between her fingers such feathers as were singed upon him, and sleeking his long gasping neck.
From The Lady of Fort St. John by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell
There he stood at the door sleeking his hair with old country habit, and every now and then stealing a glance round at the splendour of the apartment.
From Mary Barton by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn
But the Midden was now rocking and floating on the shadowy water, her bright hair sleeking the stream behind her.
From The Three Mulla-mulgars by De la Mare, Walter
It began sleeking its long yellow hair, which fell over its shoulders; its eyes were not turned toward me, but to the door; it seemed listening, watching, waiting.
From The Boy Scouts Book of Stories by Louderback, Walt
"Ye've just guessed it," answered Thomas, sleeking down his front hair with his fingers in a sober way.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
