Phrase to describe a chair being pulled
I'm lost for words to complete this sentence:
The sound of the chair _ against the floor can be heard clearly as the room silence with my sudden action.
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I'm lost for words to complete this sentence:
The sound of the chair _ against the floor can be heard clearly as the room silence with my sudden action.
word-choice single-word-requests sounds
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I'm lost for words to complete this sentence:
The sound of the chair _ against the floor can be heard clearly as the room silence with my sudden action.
word-choice single-word-requests sounds
edited Apr 16 '14 at 12:25
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asked Apr 16 '14 at 12:20
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I'm lost for words to complete this sentence:
The sound of the chair _ against the floor can be heard clearly as the room silence with my sudden action.
word-choice single-word-requests sounds
word-choice single-word-requests sounds
edited Apr 16 '14 at 12:25
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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asked Apr 16 '14 at 12:20
Niaz KilamNiaz Kilam
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edited Apr 16 '14 at 12:25
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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asked Apr 16 '14 at 12:20
Niaz KilamNiaz Kilam
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edited Apr 16 '14 at 12:25
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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edited Apr 16 '14 at 12:25
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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edited Apr 16 '14 at 12:25
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The word you’re looking for is probably scrape (sense 2.1 and 2.2.):
The sound of the chair scraping against the floor could be heard clearly as the room suddenly went silent at my sudden action.
(Note that “as the room silence with my sudden action” does not make any sense. ‘Sudden action’ in itself sounds quite odd in this context, but I don’t know what exactly your ‘sudden action’ was, so I’ve left that as is.)
answered Apr 16 '14 at 12:24
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Scraping. "The sound of the chair scraping against the floor".
My interpretation of the second half your sentence leads me to belive that you mean "silenced", as in "fell silent".
"The sound of the chair scraping against the floor can be heard clearly as the room silenced with my sudden action."
Perhaps "fell silent" might be more appropriate in that sense?
"The sound of the chair scraping against the floor can be heard clearly as the room fell silent with my sudden action."
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the high-pitched screeching noise of chairs being shoved around on the tiled floor
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Scraping, dragging, sliding, moving or edging would work. Depends on the mood you're trying to convey.
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The word you’re looking for is probably scrape (sense 2.1 and 2.2.):
The sound of the chair scraping against the floor could be heard clearly as the room suddenly went silent at my sudden action.
(Note that “as the room silence with my sudden action” does not make any sense. ‘Sudden action’ in itself sounds quite odd in this context, but I don’t know what exactly your ‘sudden action’ was, so I’ve left that as is.)
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The word you’re looking for is probably scrape (sense 2.1 and 2.2.):
The sound of the chair scraping against the floor could be heard clearly as the room suddenly went silent at my sudden action.
(Note that “as the room silence with my sudden action” does not make any sense. ‘Sudden action’ in itself sounds quite odd in this context, but I don’t know what exactly your ‘sudden action’ was, so I’ve left that as is.)
answered Apr 16 '14 at 12:24
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The word you’re looking for is probably scrape (sense 2.1 and 2.2.):
The sound of the chair scraping against the floor could be heard clearly as the room suddenly went silent at my sudden action.
(Note that “as the room silence with my sudden action” does not make any sense. ‘Sudden action’ in itself sounds quite odd in this context, but I don’t know what exactly your ‘sudden action’ was, so I’ve left that as is.)
answered Apr 16 '14 at 12:24
Janus Bahs JacquetJanus Bahs Jacquet
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The word you’re looking for is probably scrape (sense 2.1 and 2.2.):
The sound of the chair scraping against the floor could be heard clearly as the room suddenly went silent at my sudden action.
(Note that “as the room silence with my sudden action” does not make any sense. ‘Sudden action’ in itself sounds quite odd in this context, but I don’t know what exactly your ‘sudden action’ was, so I’ve left that as is.)
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Scraping. "The sound of the chair scraping against the floor".
My interpretation of the second half your sentence leads me to belive that you mean "silenced", as in "fell silent".
"The sound of the chair scraping against the floor can be heard clearly as the room silenced with my sudden action."
Perhaps "fell silent" might be more appropriate in that sense?
"The sound of the chair scraping against the floor can be heard clearly as the room fell silent with my sudden action."
answered Apr 16 '14 at 12:29
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Scraping. "The sound of the chair scraping against the floor".
My interpretation of the second half your sentence leads me to belive that you mean "silenced", as in "fell silent".
"The sound of the chair scraping against the floor can be heard clearly as the room silenced with my sudden action."
Perhaps "fell silent" might be more appropriate in that sense?
"The sound of the chair scraping against the floor can be heard clearly as the room fell silent with my sudden action."
answered Apr 16 '14 at 12:29
user2422586user2422586
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Scraping. "The sound of the chair scraping against the floor".
My interpretation of the second half your sentence leads me to belive that you mean "silenced", as in "fell silent".
"The sound of the chair scraping against the floor can be heard clearly as the room silenced with my sudden action."
Perhaps "fell silent" might be more appropriate in that sense?
"The sound of the chair scraping against the floor can be heard clearly as the room fell silent with my sudden action."
answered Apr 16 '14 at 12:29
user2422586user2422586
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Scraping. "The sound of the chair scraping against the floor".
My interpretation of the second half your sentence leads me to belive that you mean "silenced", as in "fell silent".
"The sound of the chair scraping against the floor can be heard clearly as the room silenced with my sudden action."
Perhaps "fell silent" might be more appropriate in that sense?
"The sound of the chair scraping against the floor can be heard clearly as the room fell silent with my sudden action."
answered Apr 16 '14 at 12:29
user2422586user2422586
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the high-pitched screeching noise of chairs being shoved around on the tiled floor
answered Apr 21 '14 at 19:47
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the high-pitched screeching noise of chairs being shoved around on the tiled floor
answered Apr 21 '14 at 19:47
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Would you mind editing yourself and adding some comment that answers the question a bit more fully?
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the high-pitched screeching noise of chairs being shoved around on the tiled floor
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the high-pitched screeching noise of chairs being shoved around on the tiled floor
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answered Apr 21 '14 at 19:47
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answered Apr 21 '14 at 19:47
rogermuerogermue
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answered Apr 21 '14 at 19:47
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Would you mind editing yourself and adding some comment that answers the question a bit more fully?
– Lambie
14 hours ago
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Would you mind editing yourself and adding some comment that answers the question a bit more fully?
– Lambie
14 hours ago
Would you mind editing yourself and adding some comment that answers the question a bit more fully?
– Lambie
14 hours ago
Would you mind editing yourself and adding some comment that answers the question a bit more fully?
– Lambie
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Scraping, dragging, sliding, moving or edging would work. Depends on the mood you're trying to convey.
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Scraping, dragging, sliding, moving or edging would work. Depends on the mood you're trying to convey.
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Scraping, dragging, sliding, moving or edging would work. Depends on the mood you're trying to convey.
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Scraping, dragging, sliding, moving or edging would work. Depends on the mood you're trying to convey.
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