Read full poem →The midges flitting by with rainbow wings,
Impales them on its tiny spines, in time
Devours them. And the pitcher plant holds out
Dictionary Entry
To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
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Common Phrases
himself impalesitself impalesmen impalesimpales natureimpales shrike
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Poetry examples for “impales”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.