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To wrath and dread had succeeded a wretched torpor, during which his mind kept revolving the thoughts prompted by his situation, turbidly and to no issue.

From Born in Exile by Gissing, George

When his 'set' was formed, the currents of argument and rhetoric had once more free course, but they were beginning to flow less turbidly.

From A Life's Morning by Gissing, George

These currents of troubled feeling streamed together and bore her turbidly onwards whither her desires pointed.

From The Whirlpool by Gissing, George

As I reached the quay the Seine was rushing dark, and turbidly foaming.

From Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

The clock ticked through the minutes of a half-hour and the afternoon outside began to thicken and darken turbidly.

From Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa Sibert