All 4 Uses of
assail
in
Gone with the Wind
- A cold qualm of guilt assailed Scarlett at the thought of Ellen's consternation, should she ever learn of her daughter's scandalous conduct.†
Chpt 2.10 *
- Then, as she started back toward the driver's seat, a vast weariness assailed her and she swayed dizzily.†
Chpt 3.24
- No feeling of horror or remorse assailed her at the memory.†
Chpt 3.26
- Hardly had he finished the first lines when two other voices, drunken voices, assailed him, enraged foolish voices that stumbled over words and blurred them together.†
Chpt 4.45
Definition:
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(assail) attack physically or verbally