All 3 Uses of
venom
in
Wuthering Heights
- I sometimes wonder at him with an intensity that deadens my fear: yet, I assure you, a tiger or a venomous serpent could not rouse terror in me equal to that which he wakens.†
Chpt 13
- I had brought some of my nicest books for him: he asked me to read a little of one, and I was about to comply, when Earnshaw burst the door open: having gathered venom with reflection.†
Chpt 24
- She'll snap at the master himself, and as good as dares him to thrash her; and the more hurt she gets, the more venomous she grows.'†
Chpt 30 *
Definition:
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(venom as in: snake venom) poison created by some insects and animals such as snakes