Hence the disastrous effects supposed to follow a breach of taboo; the offender has thrust his hand into the divine fire, which shrivels up and consumes him on the spot" (Frazer, The Golden Bough, i. [Please select]
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May ye burn an' blishther an' scorch an' bake 'til yer danged heart shrivels up an' blows away.' [Please select]
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You cannot imagine in what a mere twinkling of an eye their hot breath shrivels a young man into a black cinder. [Please select]
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But hey, presto, the mirror is breathed on and the young knighterrant recedes, shrivels, dwindles to a tiny speck within the mist. [Please select]
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Professor Goodwin, beating vague arms shrivels, sinks, his live cape filling about the stool. [Please select]
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When the agaves have flowered, the flower-bearing stem, two or three metres in length, shrivels, but remains standing for some time. [Please select]
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The wretched starveling dwindles, shrivels up and soon disappears from view. [Please select]
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