All 3 Uses of
disperse
in
Lord of the Flies
- Ralph looked back at the dispersing smoke in the horizon, then up at the mountain.
p. 67..1 *dispersing = spreading (thinning out)
- The dispersed figures had come together on the sand and were a dense black mass that revolved.†
p. 92..5
- And then you, playing at hunting…… " He pointed past them to where the trickle of smoke dispersed in the pearly air.†
p. 178..5
Definition:
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(disperse as in: the crowd dispersed) to scatter or cause to spread