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Definition
to show (point out, demonstrate, express, or suggest)
- I developed an eye for measuring how full a silver-looking ladle of flour, mash, meal, sugar or corn had to be to push the scale indicator over to eight ounces or one pound.p. 15.2
indicator = pointer or gauge (that shows the weight)
- In the evening, when we were alone like that, Uncle Willie didn't stutter or shake or give any indication that he had an "affliction."p. 16.9
- All adults had to be addressed as Mister, Missus, Miss, Auntie, Cousin, Unk, Uncle, Buhbah, Sister, Brother and a thousand other appellations indicating familial relationship and the lowliness of the addressor.p. 28.2
- In the young people's section the benches were placed close together, and when a child's legs no longer comfortably fitted in the narrow space, it was an indication to the elders that that person could now move into the intermediate area (center church).p. 38.5
- Colors weren't true either, but rather a vague assortment of shaded pastels that indicated not so much color as faded familiarities.p. 92.4
- And an indication that I was pining for the high times we had had in the big city.p. 92.7
- The intricate fold indicated that it was a love note.p. 142.8
- She looked at me closely, and only a person who knew her face well could have perceived the muscles relaxing and interpreted this as an indication of concern.p. 276.5
- He may have sensed that he had been used, or his disinterest may have been an indication that I was less than gratifying.p. 282.6
There are no more uses of "indicate" in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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