Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
percussant .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
percuss .
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Examples
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As the cabin lurched back and forth and the sounds of rocket fire percussed the urgent, faltering rhythm of our right engine, I unfastened my seat belt, and, finding my center of gravity, rose from my seat, moving past aides frozen still in their seats, arms locked like girders against their arm rests in terror, and walked up the center aisle to the pilot's cabin.
Hillary Campaign: She "Misspoke" About Bosnia Sniper Incident 2009
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As the cabin lurched back and forth and the sounds of rocket fire percussed the urgent, faltering rhythm of our right engine, I unfastened my seat belt, and, finding my center of gravity, rose from my seat, moving past aides shock still in their chairs, arms locked like girders against their arm rests in terror, and walked up the center aisle to the pilot's cabin.
Hillary: Pledged Delegates "Just Like" Supers ��� They Can Switch 2009
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The slender brunette limped to his side and turned her gaze upward as another thunderstrike percussed the ship.
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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The slender brunette limped to his side and turned her gaze upward as another thunderstrike percussed the ship.
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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The slender brunette limped to his side and turned her gaze upward as another thunderstrike percussed the ship.
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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The wind and the waves swashed, keened, percussed; the decks plunged and rolled.
The Whale Warriors Peter Heller 2007
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The slender brunette limped to his side and turned her gaze upward as another thunderstrike percussed the ship.
Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007
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Notice how percussed (ph) are horns are as well, and also the voice.
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The wind and the waves swashed, keened, percussed; the decks plunged and rolled.
The Whale Warriors Peter Heller 2007
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Dirt Music plunges the reader straight into small-town life in Western Australia, where we find ourselves at once adrift and percussed by the tidal movements of love.
Dirt Music: Summary and book reviews of Dirt Music by Tim Winton. 2002
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