Antonyms for lunged
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : luhnj |
| Phonetic Transcription : lÊŒndÊ’ |
Definition of lunged
Origin :- 1735, "a thrust with a sword," originally a fencing term, shortened from allonge, from French allonger "to extend, thrust," from Old French alongier "to lengthen, make long," from à "to" + Old French long, from Latin longus "long" (see long (adj.)).
- verb pounce, dive for
- Baumberger glared at him, and then lunged, his eyes like an animal gone mad.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Three or four times he lunged with incomparable dash and dexterity.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- And at each utterance of the pronoun he lunged with his forefinger in the direction of his son.
- Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini
- For some moments he feinted and lunged, seeking an opening, however slight.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- Effie lunged for it frantically, switched it off, darted back.
- Extract from : « The Moon is Green » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
- From the belt of her assailant she grasped a knife and lunged at his face as he held her.
- Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- We lunged down to the floor, then up again, close to the ceiling.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various
- When Dan lunged with the gaff the tuna made a tremendous splash that deluged us.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- Weak though he was Jon lunged to his feet, spilling the tumbler of liquid.
- Extract from : « Acid Bath » by Vaseleos Garson
- He lunged forward and clutched at the spectacles in the man's hand.
- Extract from : « They Twinkled Like Jewels » by Philip Jos Farmer
Synonyms for lunged
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