Significados de portentous gravity em inglês

It was Master's practice to recount simple, negligible shortcomings with an air of portentous gravity.

They seem to be born with the gift of telling a lie with most portentous gravity.

His countenance was of portentous gravity, but in his eyes she seemed to detect a lurking impishness.

The doctor bowed with a portentous gravity.

A portentous gravity invested him this morning as he bowed with profound deference first to the adjutant and then to the secretary.

I imagine it was carried on clandestinely and, I am certain, with portentous gravity, at the back of copses, behind hedges .

When I called for towels I found that there was nothing in the place but a dish-towel, which I washed with portentous gravity.

'It comes to this, Marian,' he said, with portentous gravity.

"Could she do other things than wash?" continued Mr. Lincoln with the same portentous gravity.

"God forfend else!" echoed Justice Millet, shifting in his seat and nodding his head with portentous gravity.

"Sir," Captain Mitchell would pursue with portentous gravity, "the ill-timed end of that mule attracted attention to the unfortunate rider.

"Nevertheless," Prince Shan declared, with portentous gravity, "a thousand of these engines of destruction are now ready in a certain city of China.

"Humpty Dumpty," said little John, and the children all began to laugh, but the portentous gravity of Daddy brought them back to the warrior mood.