Significados de poised lightly em inglês

The rock seems poised lightly, and has but a few points of bearing.

Peggy saw her first, a furry, gray ball, poised lightly on the piazza rail.

No longer was the gallant little dusky head poised lightly above the flat straight back.

She stood poised lightly as a bird prepared for flight, her head bare, her face upturned to the storm.

They seem to stand exultant on their spires, poised lightly as ethereal creatures, the fit inhabitants of the pure blue sky.

Twice he glanced back, after he had started, and once surprised her poised lightly among the leaves, looking over her shoulder.

Then he suddenly came dropping down and landed lightly before them, swaying on his feet and poised lightly on his toes.

For a moment he stood poised lightly, consciously, his cane and gloves in one hand, and his soft felt hat turned gracefully across the other.