Both Uses of
dilate
in
Wuthering Heights
- He glanced over the back of the bench, dilating his nostrils, and thought as little of exchanging civilities with me as with my companion the cat.†
Chpt 3 *
- She supported him calmly, in appearance; and he fixed on her features his raised eyes that seemed dilating with ecstasy.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(dilate as in: dilated eyes) become wider (bigger)