All 5 Uses of
protrude
in
Gone with the Wind
- "Her name Belle Watling," said Uncle Peter, his lower lip beginning to protrude.†
Chpt 2.8 *
- She avoided the high-backed chairs, the empty gun rack, the old sideboard with its protruding claw feet, and she felt herself drawn by instinct to the tiny office at the back of the house where Ellen always sat, keeping her endless accounts.†
Chpt 3.24
- His protruding underlip retreated to normal as swiftly as a turtle withdraws its head beneath its shell.†
Chpt 3.30
- Peter's sniffles stopped and his underlip began to protrude gradually until it stuck out alarmingly.†
Chpt 4.38
- There was a heavy pistol openly in his trouser band and from the top of his tattered boot protruded the hilt of a bowie knife.†
Chpt 4.42
Definition:
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(protrude) to stick out from