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Meanings of catlike in anglès

Cat-like.

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        Examples for "cat-like"
        Examples for "cat-like"
        1
        Treading cat-like across the floor, I turned the key in the lock.
        Recalled to Life
        2
        Then came the fierce, cat-like spring of the taller of the two.
        An Apache Princess: A Tale of the Indian Frontier
        3
        We called this meeting to address the-Something very small and cat-like.
        The new yorker
        4
        The tone was so soft and cat-like that it alarmed Irene instantly.
        Mary Louise
        5
        His teeth are somewhat cat-like, and so is his manner of biting.
        The Life of the Fields
        Usage of catlike in anglès
        1
        General Macklin moved with a catlike quickness that was intimidating to watch.
        The Postman
        2
        But the head was jerked away with a motion of catlike deftness.
        Bull Hunter
        3
        Choufleur favored the others again with his catlike smile and followed her.
        All souls' rising
        4
        The men moved slowly, catlike, so the camera motion would be smooth.
        Ender’s Game
        5
        Before she came to earth, there had been something catlike about her.
        Strange Sweet Song
        6
        But she had forgotten or underestimated the catlike quickness of her man.
        North of Fifty-Three
        7
        But Gaborn merely twisted catlike in the air, then grabbed the rope.
        The Lair of Bones
        8
        He made a suggestion about you last night. Her smile broadened, catlike.
        The Secret Adversary
        9
        After awhile my companion began, catlike, to purr to himself a song.
        Through Russia
        10
        The Darkling crouched catlike on the lip of the bottle, eyes glittering.
        Wizard at Large
        11
        Leander came in with catlike tread and removed the pigeon-holes from the table.
        Judith of the Plains
        12
        About five foot ten inches tall, Jack still had catlike grace.
        The book of spies
        13
        During this explanation Hull had been pacing the room with quick, catlike steps.
        Immortality Inc.
        14
        She tried none of her usual catlike side-steps and throwing of the head.
        The Seventh Man
        15
        Even in sitting up, one caught many possibilities of catlike speed of action.
        Bull Hunter
        16
        His laughter redoubled, culminating in a succession of pleasant catlike grins.
        The Beautiful and Damned
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