Both Uses
propel
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
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- I wanted to stay and explore, but Calpurnia propelled me up the aisle ahead of her.†
p. 139.9propelled = caused something to move forward
- Unaware of public scrutiny from above, Judge Taylor disposed of the severed end by propelling it expertly to his lips and saying, "Fhluck!"†
p. 215.4 *propelling = causing something to move forward
Definitions:
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(1)
(propel) cause to move forward (to push or encourage)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)