All 5 Uses of
repress
in
A Room With A View
- "Ah," said Miss Bartlett, repressing Lucy, who was about to speak.†
Chpt 1 *
- Her cousin again repressed her.†
Chpt 1
- Lucy, elegantly dressed in white, sat erect and nervous amid these explosive ingredients, attentive to Mr. Eager, repressive towards Miss Lavish, watchful of old Mr. Emerson, hitherto fortunately asleep, thanks to a heavy lunch and the drowsy atmosphere of Spring.†
Chpt 6
- All the way back Lucy's body was shaken by deep sighs, which nothing could repress.†
Chpt 7
- He forebore to repress the sources of youth.†
Chpt 9
Definition:
to hold something back
or:
to subjugate (oppress or hold others down)
or:
to subjugate (oppress or hold others down)