Edwin found himself seated at Molly's side while Andy had greatly disarranged the table by plumping himself down by his Nance.
She flitted down between the rows of cots, tucking in the covers here, plumping up a pillow there.
In plumping all lyotrope influence is objectionable, and "sharp" (pure) alkali solutions are required.
This material has also some sugars and yields sour and plumping liquors.
Handling is also saved by plumping the liquors instead of shifting the goods forward, and by rocking the suspenders instead of handling up and down.
To obtain firmness and plumping it is necessary that the early liquors in tanning should be more acid than for other leathers.
To avoid over-plumping in the newest limes some old liquor is used in making up a new pit, and its bacterial activity is reduced by adding it to the new caustic lime whilst slaking.
The special aim in liming sole hides is to obtain the maximum plumping effect with the minimum loss of hide substance.
A mixture of these acids is usually better than any one alone, for they not only differ very considerably in price, but also have different powers of neutralizing lime and plumping the goods.
In this and other processes for split hides it is essential to obtain all the lime out, but to do no plumping with acid.
On the other hand the use of old lime liquors avoids the plumping effect, but increases considerably the bacterial activity, and the bacterial enzymes produce both hydrolysis and solation of the pelt.
Their plumping powers are somewhat influenced by the anion.
It is essential to delime not only so that the alkaline plumping effect is completely removed, but also so that no acid plumping effect succeeds it.
It is essential to avoid undue plumping and the loss of hide substance.
And she finished dressing, and, according to her aunt's expression, went plumpingdown into the paternal presence.
You may take my word for it that her captain will not run the risk of plumping his ship ashore for the sake of such an insignificant craft as the Pinta.
Tell my folks to send my dinner out here," groaned Specs, plumping himself down on third base and burying his head between his knees.
Plumping one foot on the bag, and thus forcing the runner who had been on first, he whipped the ball to Roundy for the second put-out, before the astonished batter could galvanize his legs enough to beat the throw.
The Girl had not gone very far with her duties, however, when she suddenly came over to him, plumping herself down on the floor at his feet.
She went up under a rain of shells plumping down on her deck, just as the 'Q.
Till they got into position, found the range and began to fire, the enemy's shells kept dropping over the ridge and plumping into the ground.
The enemy's shells followed hard on their trail nearly into the town, plumping down in the midst whenever any body of men or horses showed themselves among the ridges of the kopjes.
The enemy saw the cavalry menacing their line of retreat, and pelted off from kopje to kopje, now and then sniping at the leading squadrons, and occasionally plumping a shell or two into the British midst.
It distinguished itself on its debut by plumping a shell in the centre of the Kamfersdam head-laager exactly over the position of the Dutchmen's gun.
The plumping action of the bran is due to the acids produced during fermentation and also in part to the gases, and the cleansing action is due to the mechanical action of the particles of bran rubbing against the grain of the skins.
Although this process may be used for any kind of skin, it is practically only used for sheep, as if any other skin is depilated in this manner all plumping effect is lost.
The settlers at first pounded their corn into samp, or finer meal for johnny-cake, by the slow and laborious plumping mill, a huge wooden mortar with a spring pole pestle.
I would have given a good deal to see us in our unwashed, unsophisticated condition, as we came out of our winter lair, plumping into the middle of a band of English tourists, male and female.
As these were passed down by the heavy drifts, it was hard work to get round the ship, as one ran the risk of plumping down into the slush at any moment.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "plumping" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
