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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

(usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.

“Writers often choose accommodation when discussing complex ideas.”

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besieging

Part of SpeechverbUsed In Literature ↓

To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

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Common Phrases

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Synonyms

siegebeleagueringmilitary blockade

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Related Words

blockadeconfinementencirclementenclosingsurround

Poetry examples for “besieging”

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XL.byJohn Keats

The arras, rich with horseman, hawk, and hound,

Flutter'd in the besieging wind's uproar;

And the long carpets rose along the gusty floor. 360

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