Both Uses of
dispel
in
The Horse Whisperer
- Robert might normally have smiled at this but the aggression in her voice was dispelling the seasonal glow he had come home with.†
Chpt 4 *
- Lucy's call had cast a reflective shadow that even Grace's news had failed fully to dispel.†
Chpt 26
Definitions:
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(1)
(dispel) to drive away or put an end to something -- especially a feeling, idea, or doubt
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Dispel is generally used to in reference to getting rid of ideas or feelings, but more rarely, it can be used to reference the scattering away of something physical as in: "The noise dispelled the pigeons."