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Example sentences for "guying"

Lexicographically close words:
gutturals; gutty; guvnor; guy; guyed; guys; guzzle; guzzled; guzzling; gwain
  1. The sophomores were barking and guying and quacking exultingly.

  2. And the evenings would pass pleasantly enough in fighting with Helen, his married sister, across the table, and in guying his kid brother Dick, the prep.

  3. Then he smiled a little because Linton might be guying him.

  4. Guying the Tent One of the troubles with tents is their remarkable proclivity for tightening and slackening with the varying conditions of the weather.

  5. Now, let us stop all guying of the players and all other nonsense," called Tozier firmly, as he held up his right hand.

  6. Ted can't do any guying this morning," declared Greg readily.

  7. The proper guying of corner and terminal poles is especially important; on corners and curves, the guys should be stronger and more frequent and should be placed on the outer side as shown in the diagrams.

  8. Head and foot guying of a pole line in descending a hill.

  9. In guying a line under such conditions, each pole is connected by a suitable cable to a guy post or "stub," or to an anchor log.

  10. The erection and guying of the poles of a line as well as the attachment of the cross arms and the screwing on of the insulators are completed before the stringing of the line is begun.

  11. All of the fellows began guying me and saying I was a fool to be scared and that they wished they had the chance.

  12. His roommate did not reply, and furious at himself for having spoken as he did, and also afraid of the guying he might have to stand for his roommate's appearance, Ted walked silently down the stairs beside him.

  13. This was done by means of a gaff-boom, which traversed upon the Smeaton’s mast, with the necessary tackles for guying it.

  14. This plan of construction was, therefore, definitely adopted, and as a result of later experience the system of guying was still further extended.

  15. Their position on the frame will be more clearly seen in later photographs, where it will be noted that they were made use of in the more elaborate system of guying which was adopted.

  16. The progress made in construction and guying is shown by the fact that when on January 28 one pair of the wings of No.

  17. Nevertheless, the data did seem to indicate that it was at least not unwise to employ the extensive system of guying which had been planned in order to give the necessary strength to the frame of the large aerodrome.

  18. This change in the system of guying consisted essentially of building a “trestle” of tubing at a point on the upper side, midway between the pyramid and the rear end of the frame.

  19. Early types of wings and systems of guying … 81 17.

  20. The first attempt at systematic guying was made on October 27.

  21. Plan of wings and system of guying … 89 18.

  22. Only toward the end of the journey, when rest and food are in impending prospect, do his spirits revive to a point where he feels like singing and guying his mates.

  23. I don't know but what the crowd were guying me, but they seemed to go wild over it.

  24. The least hint that any one was guying him or imposing upon him would bring the old look back to his face, but Frank watched him closely, and coming to Bellwood School had indeed been the beginning of a new life for Bob.

  25. You're guying now," he said, leaning back in his chair.

  26. Used for guying the clews out when before the wind.

  27. All being clear for hoisting, sway away on the halyards on deck, the men in the top guying the sail by the sheet and downhaul, the latter being hauled taut enough to keep the outer clew up to the inner yard-arm.

  28. A short, perpendicular spar, under the bowsprit-end, used for guying down the head-stays.

  29. He made sure we would kill him there and then, and stood guying you and Huish on the chance.

  30. He's guying her," chuckled Sissy, making a mental vow to read Daudet or die in the attempt.

  31. But the Madigans forgave Kate her Westlake, for the pleasure she took in guying him, and the loyal frankness with which she let them into all the moves of the game.

  32. Even in the early part there is one example of the composer's peculiar fondness for guying the offices of religion.

  33. Very well, then, that would prove that my brother was cremated after all, and that I have been guying you, playing with you as a fisherman who fools a fish with feathers instead of real bait.

  34. And they lightened the tedium of the walk by guying the pompous police chief in a way that reduced him to sullen homicidal yearnings.

  35. That was his way of guying the mock-sufferer.


  36. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "guying" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.