All 8 Uses of
suffuse
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- A deep crimson suffused the countenance of Villefort.†
Chpt 5-6 *
- The deep glow of indignation suffused the cheeks of Dantes.†
Chpt 17-18
- "The last attack I had," said he, "lasted but half an hour, and after it I was hungry, and got up without help; now I can move neither my right arm nor leg, and my head seems uncomfortable, which shows that there has been a suffusion of blood on the brain.†
Chpt 17-18
- The bed belonging to the present occupants was placed as the former owner of the chamber had been accustomed to have his; and, in spite of his efforts to prevent it, the eyes of Edmond were suffused in tears as he reflected that on that spot the old man had breathed his last, vainly calling for his son.†
Chpt 25-26
- "I recognize them," said Morrel, whose face was suffused, as he thought that, for the first time in his life, he would be unable to honor his own signature.†
Chpt 29-30
- Barrois, his features convulsed, his eyes suffused with blood, and his head thrown back, was lying at full length, beating the floor with his hands, while his legs had become so stiff, that they looked as if they would break rather than bend.†
Chpt 79-80
- The blush of mingled pride and modesty which suddenly suffused the cheeks of the young woman, the brilliancy of her eye, and her highly important communication, produced an indescribable effect on the assembly.†
Chpt 85-86
- The young girl no longer breathed, no breath issued through the half-closed teeth; the white lips no longer quivered—the eyes were suffused with a bluish vapor, and the long black lashes rested on a cheek white as wax.†
Chpt 101-102
Definition:
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(suffuse) cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across;
or: to become overspread as with a fluid, a color, a gleam of light