justling

Mac – Ivor, and where there is such a justling of claims and requests,

Waverley 2004

When the Women (being then awake) heard his trampling, as also his justling against the doores and windowes; they demaunded, Who was there?

The Decameron 2004

Sleep, Copanionship, and food are justling for most favored status in my brain.

madrigle Diary Entry madrigle 2003

Then first there was fighting about the wicker-work shields, and when these had been overturned, after that the fighting was fierce by the side of the temple of Demeter, and so continued for a long time, until at last they came to justling; for the Barbarians would take hold of the spears and break them off.

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

At the next justling turn you may readily amend that fault, and so complete your reckoning of sixteen.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

These fellows, I vow, do I hate with a perfect hatred; and if, conform to the pattern of this grievous, peevish, and perverse world which lendeth nothing, you figure and liken the little world, which is man, you will find in him a terrible justling coil and clutter.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

These fellows, I vow, do I hate with a perfect hatred; and if, conform to the pattern of this grievous, peevish, and perverse world which lendeth nothing, you figure and liken the little world, which is man, you will find in him a terrible justling coil and clutter.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

At the next justling turn you may readily amend that fault, and so complete your reckoning of sixteen.

Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

As they lowered the body into the earth, the creaking of the cords seemed to agonize her; but when, on some accidental obstruction, there was a justling of the coffin, all the tenderness of the mother burst forth; as if any harm could come to him who was far beyond the reach of worldly suffering.

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon 2002

As we were the first that came into the house, so we were the last that went out of it; being resolved to have a clear passage for our old friend, whom we did not care to venture among the justling of the crowd.

The Coverley Papers Various