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Meanings of nigher in English

Portuguese
mais perto

(Comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance.

mais perto
Usage of nigher in English
1
She cast down the hauberk, and drew one step nigher to him.
The House of the Wolfings / A Tale of the House of the Wolfings ...
2
I would they were just fifty paces nigher, and they move not.
A Dream of John Ball; and, A King's Lesson
3
More sudden flights, followed by fresh approaches, each time nigher than before.
The Life of the Spider
4
Now, to make haste and to come somewhat nigher the end.
Sermons on the Card, and Other Discourses
5
Not a few of them cried out, Come nigher, ye heroes!
The Fall of the Nibelungs
6
He made a step nigher, and discovered the scarlet letter.
The Scarlet Letter
7
There be foes nigher at home against whom we have to turn our arms.
In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince
8
To come somewhat nigher the matter, thus the Lord beginneth:
Sermons on the Card, and Other Discourses
9
Atter 'while, Brer Wolf went up a leetle nigher de creetur, en holler out:
Southern Stories / Retold from St. Nicholas
10
After a while she said: And might we go nigher?
The Water of the Wondrous Isles
11
But Ishmael drew nigher, and long contemplated his work in awe, though not in compunction.
The Prairie
12
Jest then I hearn the thing nigher, and I begun to hear the brush crack.
Sevenoaks: A Story of Today
13
The night remained clear and calm, and happiness itself came nigher and nigher unto him.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
14
I drew nigher to our system, and now I could see the shine of Jupiter.
The House on the Borderland
15
Let us draw nigher and hear what they say.
The Pioneers; Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna
16
She came nigher and stood near the sergeant's chair.
Whirligigs
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