emptily

The door swung emptily back and forth to the rolling of the Elsinore, and no man knew but what, just inside, with that heavy, hacking knife upraised, lurked the steward.

CHAPTER XLII 2010

She appealed to Mr. Pike, who, leaning near, on the poop-rail, was divided between gazing sourly at Nancy pottering on the main deck and sourly at Possum, who, on the bridge, crouched with terror each time the crojack flapped emptily above him.

CHAPTER XXVIII 2010

Been around too long, worn out by history, too full of content, emptily replete—you've told me.

'The Last Werewolf' 2011

Had there been a steady breeze it would not have been so bad, but the Ghost was rolling emptily in a long sea, and with each roll the canvas flapped and boomed and the halyards slacked and jerked taut.

Chapter 6 2010

These, you'll say, were not the calculations of a being worn out by history, too full of content, emptily replete.

'The Last Werewolf' 2011

If Obama talks about it too — and lays out a concrete deficit-reduction plan — Republican legislators are going to look like emptily-posturing obstacles.

Matthew Yglesias » Obama’s Budget 2009

Wind Cat was cursing, striking emptily at the air around him.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

Wind Cat was cursing, striking emptily at the air around him.

Fire The Sky W. Michael Gear 2011

On this night, close-hauled, her big mainsail preposterously flattened down, her luffs pulsing emptily on the lift of each smooth swell, she was sliding an easy four knots through the water on the veriest whisper of a breeze.

THE DEVILS OF FUATINO 2010

The sails bellied emptily overhead, and Captain Warfield grunted his disgust.

THE PEARLS OF PARLAY 2010