All 6 Uses
macabre
in
The Water is Wide
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- The supernatural held a macabre fascination for the children; they discussed it frequently, and believed implicitly in the existence of witches, warlocks, ghosts, and devils.†
p. 101.4
- Since the kids believed as fervently in ghosts or witches as I believed in Chrysler motors, I imagined that Halloween was a much more macabre and meaningful night to them than it was to me.†
p. 122.9
- The masks Barbara picked out ranged from the ludicrous to the macabre.†
p. 137.9 *
- Pleased by her reception, she delivered her rendition of the witches' scene from Macbeth with such macabre passion and blood-chilling authenticity that the children without exception grew restless, wide-eyed, and frightened.†
p. 209.6
- I asked macabrely.†
p. 229.2
- Even with this macabre vision I could not convince Mary that swimming was for her.†
p. 255.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(macabre) disturbing and related to death or horror -- especially in a grim or eerie way
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)