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Meanings of feathering in inglês

Turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls.

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Examples for "feather"
Examples for "feather"
1
She lingered a moment longer and watched Candle hold the red feather.
Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
2
The feather in the hat of Lewis was the loadstar of victory.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
3
A second experiment investigated the predictive relationship between feather-eating and plumage damage.
Pubmed
4
No, indeed; he was white-whiteas feather-snownew fallen in the meadow.
The Curious Book of Birds
5
In rotating, much depends on the size and shape of the feather.
Hunting with the Bow & Arrow
Usage of feathering in inglês
1
On the return, the young oarsmen were instructed in feathering their oars.
The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
2
She is a well-bred animal, with a pretty face and fine feathering.
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others
3
Never has there been such a strong interest in feathering one's nest.
The Irish Times
4
They were feathering their own nests at the expense of everyone else's.
The new yorker
5
Every wave was a complex chord, with winnowed tones feathering it round.
Donal Grant
6
And as for his taunts, well, he was but feathering my arrows.
The Yeoman Adventurer
7
All were alike in shaft and in feathering, but differed in the head.
Rolf in the Woods
8
This feathering affect helps us interpret movement at a crime scene.
Wired
9
Another week, another social media tar-and-feathering of a prominent male scientist.
The Guardian
10
That purpose is the feathering which steadies the arrows and sends them home.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
11
The oarsmen levelled their oars, feathering the blades, and listening to the march.
The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
12
All feathering to be as straight and as flat as possible.
Dogs and All about Them
13
They only think of feathering their own nests, and of quarrelling among themselves.
Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War
14
Bent upon feathering thek own nests at the expense of the absent proprietor.
A singular man
15
They have a feathering on their legs, and on their ears.
Wired
16
For a moment, I can feel his breath feathering my cheek.
World After
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