growings

The long darks, the growings of nebulous lights, and the fluttering apparitional selves that dawned through the growing light!

Chapter 18 2010

The soft rush of taxis by him, and laughter, laughter hoarse as a crow's, incessant and loud, with the rumble of the subways underneath -- and over all, the revolutions of light, the growings and recedings of light -- light dividing like pearls -- forming and reforming in glittering bars and circles and monstrous grotesque figures cut amazingly on the sky.

The Beautiful and Damned 1918

The long darks, the growings of nebulous lights, and the fluttering apparitional selves that dawned through the growing light!

Chapter 18 1915

The dirt of years, tobacco of many growings, opium, betel-nut, bhang, and moist flesh allied themselves in one grand assault on the nostrils.

Nights in London Thomas Burke 1915

And outside the little candle-end sat and guttered by itself, till the wick fell overboard, and the flame kicked itself out, leaving the studio in darkness and solitude to wait for the growings of another dawn.

The Blue Moon Laurence Housman 1912

They responded to his words with sudden growings and curses.

Lady Bountiful George A. Birmingham 1907

The long darks, the growings of nebulous lights, and the fluttering apparitional selves that dawned through the growing light!

The Jacket (Star-Rover) Jack London 1896

Small beginnings with slow growings have time to root themselves thoroughly -- I do not mean in place nor yet in social regard, but in wisdom.

Weighed and Wanting George MacDonald 1864

Not everyone is so noble in their growings, though.

Kansan.com stories 2009

Since then, I have been deluged with people calling about their unusual "growings-on."

Latest News 2008