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Meanings of catlike tread in English

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Usage of catlike tread in English
1
Leander came in with catlike tread and removed the pigeon-holes from the table.
Judith of the Plains
2
A tall, slim girl entered the quiet parlour with a silent, catlike tread.
The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story
3
With catlike tread they began to move around the room on the velvet carpet.
The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia
4
Still, he opened the door cautiously, and stepped with catlike tread into the room.
Hector's Inheritance, Or, the Boys of Smith Institute
5
The newcomer went quickly, with catlike tread, toward the girl.
The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation
6
Snip snarled fatly as Bill passed with his catlike tread.
Jan: A Dog and a Romance
7
Moving with a catlike tread toward the door, he put his hand upon the knob.
Broken to the Plow / A Novel
8
He was as brown as a berry, and walked softly, with almost a catlike tread.
The Scarlet Plague
9
He rose to his feet and with catlike tread moved in the direction of the sound.
Army Boys in the French Trenches; Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with...
10
Bowers paced the room with his catlike tread.
The Song of the Lark
11
He walked softly, with catlike tread, along by the wall to where the thick curtains shut out the inner apartment.
Peter Ruff and the Double Four
12
Nor did they hear the soft, catlike tread with which the girl quit the door and crossed to the kitchen table.
The Gun-Brand
13
He rose promptly and followed the Westerner from the car, swinging along with the light, catlike tread acquired by many pugilists.
The Big-Town Round-Up
14
Ah-Fang-Fu silently placed his bowler hat upon the floor, shook down his long pigtail, and moving with catlike tread, stooping, drew nearer.
The Golden Scorpion
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