All 5 Uses of
poise
in
Throne of Glass
- The soldiers sat forward, poised to laugh.†
p. 30.7
- Though the bindings on her pink-and-yellow gown crushed her ribs, and the pearls and diamonds around her neck strangled her, she kept her chin high, poised.†
p. 137.6
- And inside the small chamber, kneeling before a darkness so black that it seemed poised to devour the world, was Cain.†
p. 311.9
- The creature sank back onto its haunches, poised to spring, and in that moment, Celaena came up with the most reckless and brave plan she'd ever concocted.†
p. 314.8
- What would she have said to the prince's bargain, had she known she would come to stand poised to lose so much?†
p. 341.4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(poise) calm, confident, and in control—especially in movement, behavior, or when ready to act
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, poise is a technical word referencing a unit of dynamic viscosity.