Utiliser "merriment" dans une phrase

1. There is general, raucous merriment in the audience

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2. merriment and for this city of revelry

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3. The music stopped and a gentle flow of soft pipes and violins filled the air as Fizzicist bowed to Miss Pringle and danced stiffly around the hall, much to the merriment of the youthful crowd

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4. Johnny, Eli and I were in stitches laughing and we had tears running down our faces and we had to hold our stomach just to stop them aching, such was the merriment we were enjoying

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5. and now, here he was on the phone and she sensed his merriment as soon as she picked up the receiver

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6. He pointed a warning finger at the ceiling, Mother! And they brought their merriment under control

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7. ” There was much merriment amongst us on hearing this and quite a few ribald comments which left George looking appalled

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8. Then, the proverbial John and Jane arrives from 600 miles away to attend the funeral and the family is in total ecstasy to see John and Jane again, so much so they forget the event is actually a funeral – where somebody died you know…! Its greetings, conversations, loud laughter and merriment, before they even made it into house where the grieving family is at

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9. Somebody else made the comment that perhaps it was time the problem was addressed, and this was met with laughter and merriment

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10. Not even the noise of my beloved land, the festival of lights - my favourite merriment, or the chirping of my people’s many mother tongues was enough to bring me out of, or save me from my consuming crushing grief

11. ," and she smiled, and her eyes lit into instant lights and crinkled with merriment, “I am looking for a studio, but I was after an art studio not a music one

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12. "Babes!" Panchali's amplified voice was loud enough to break through hundreds of ears and express her merriment to her friend

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13. 17 And he said to them Declare to us your mind concerning the writings; Then began the first who had spoken of the strength of wine; 18 And he said so O you men how exceeding strong is wine! it causes all men to err who drink it: 19 It makes the mind of the king and of the fatherless child to be all one; of the bondman and of the freeman of the poor man and of the rich: 20 It turns also every thought into merriment and mirth so that a man remembers neither sorrow nor debt: 21 And it makes every heart rich so that a man remembers neither king nor governor; and it makes to speak all things by talents: 22 And when they are in their cups they forget their love both to friends and brothers and a little after draw out swords: 23 But when they are from the wine they remember not what they have done

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14. The Club paused in their ever intensifying merriment and watched Lochert shoulder his way to the bar and climb up

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15. “You’re such a clown! I never thought that you could be so hilarious and different from the guy that I got to know in Namaqualand,” she said while wiping tears of merriment from her eyes

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16. The Connors cracked up in merriment at my reply

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17. Frankie took so much note of this Charly sent her outside again, assuaging the child's disappointment by promising not to laugh any more—and they did, as a matter of fact, reduce their merriment to a few chuckles and snorts

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18. In the footsteps of merriment

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19. Soon the music started, the drink began to flow and merriment and jovial conversation ensued

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20. That afternoon the local pub frequented by some relatives, neighbours and old friends of Ellen’s was filled with local gossip, song and merriment

21. Although Jesus did not participate in the merriment of the occasion, it was evident that he derived pleasure and experienced satisfaction as he beheld the lighthearted and joyous abandon of the young and the old

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22. You could have had a kid at any time you had made friends to share your merriment

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23. The hawk could not twist his beak into a grin, but his eyes were half-closed in merriment, and the beak was open to let out the silent laughter which shook the bird's head and chest

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24. After a few moments, Hatch looked up and there was moisture in his eyes, but not from merriment

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25. The animals of the barnyard were alive with mirth and merriment, a few just as ornery as the day they were born, clucking, oinking, and bellowing, all hungry like they had never been fed

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26. “Keep your eyes shut,” Clarene said with merriment in her tone

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27. The streets are awash with flower-girls and sewage, the inns with merriment and vice, all fuelled by cheap beer and negotiable affections

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28. Innocent of the tragedy that threatened it, the town poured into the main square in a noisy explosion of merriment

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29. In the heat of the merriment that broke out that evening, he had Petra Cotes dress up as queen, crowned her absolute and lifetime ruler of Madagascar, and handed out copies of the picture to his friends, she not only went along with the game, but she felt sorry for him inside, thinking that he must have been very frightened to have conceived of that extravagant means of reconciliation

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30. The bus driver had said something before we got off about having three hours to do what we had to and then it would be back on the bus for more merriment

31. Fred, because he had never been invited to that sort of party, resented being asked to bring the pizza and stand outside on the porch with all the noises of merriment and mayhem wafting out from within

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32. His merriment turned into a frown, and then he seemingly changed the subject

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33. I got off the bus and left the merriment of the cheering football fans

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34. When Sylvie called out ‘le dos’, Jeff slapped her playfully on the back; at ‘le queue,’ he reached out to touch her buttocks, and, to everyone’s merriment, she rebuffed his hand with a resounding slap, and in mock terror, moved away from him when she called out ‘les jambes

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35. Foolish talking, and jesting, and joking, and excessive merriment, are only too common

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36. After a sumptuous lunch, that followed a lot of merriment, Sandhya closeted herself with Roopa, leaving Saroja to Raja Rao’s care

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37. In the merriment of the moment Helen did not notice how her shirt was sticking to her until Brian’s laughter abruptly stopped as his gaze paused well below Helen’s chin, before he could tear his eyes away and onto David’s presentation

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38. “When” may express past time if the context and the connection of speech signify this, as when God says: “Yet (it happened that) when they saw some merchandise or merriment they rushed to it, leaving you standing all alone

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39. While the seventy men were celebrating with unbridled merriment and the sound of their laughter filled the place, the voice of our officer rumbled above the hubbub saying, ‘Listen men… Listen!’ The clamour died away immediately and the men stood motionless on the spot, looking at him with awe and appreciation

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40. Let us not waste our years in easy, momentous time of merriment and destruction

41. Anxiety was not done with its merriment, however

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42. While the seventy men were celebrating with unbridled merriment and the sound of their laughter filled the place, the voice of our officer rumbled above the hubbub saying,

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43. With a gurgle of laughter, Kathy wiped tears of merriment out of her eyes, and replied without thinking

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44. Only the Irish pub favoured by the Navy Seals gave signs of merriment

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45. By then, the guests and family members would surge forward to appreciate the bride, showering her with notes of money, clothes, jewelleries, and all manner of gifts; and the merriment continues till dawn

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46. The twins did not share many sentimental moments, preferring the merriment of bickering

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47. He adored her to such an extent that all Jena, not given overmuch to merriment, was distorted with mirth at the spectacle

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48. ” His eyes sparkled with merriment

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49. I resolved to push him away from my heart and soul, but that notion failed when the unknown voice stated in triumphant merriment,

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50. The older children wore smiles on their faces, but the merriment masked the horrible knowledge that they carried inside

51. All that merriment had come to a halt when Sir Roger had arrived

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52. The merriment was therapeutic, mending all the brokenness his insides had accumulated

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53. Merriment over for the present, the lads decided to go to find out whether it was the same, Nick, they knew and loved

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54. After the merriment had died down, Luanne announced that she had better go to check on Nick

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55. ‘Let’s keep our merriment to

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56. If close contact with the woman is successfully established, it facilitates a long joint influence over some regions of the brain on the part of his own gonadotropin and female pheromones, excreting much more dopamine and serotonin into the blood and bringing the man’s psychic state, first to high spirits, then to unaccountable joy and “causeless” merriment, and finally to irrepressible euphoria

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57. A large company round the table, merriment, and lots of chat over dinner

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58. She could put it away! It brought on the giggles and the peals of laughter, insinuations and merriment

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59. " This, to the general merriment of the crowd

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60. He glanced up again only to behold her blue eyes laughing at him in merriment

61. My merriment of the chase fled as I came to a stumbling halt myself

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62. I saw the corners of her mouth start to crack into a smile as merriment took over in her eyes, “It worked for your father didn’t it?”

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63. There she was on the other side of the chasm still laughing softly her eyes glowing with merriment

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64. There was a burst of applause and general merriment throughout the cavern, as backbreaking slaps by warriors abounded as they anticipated meeting new females

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65. „For this is my intention,' began, his head thrown back and merriment plastered to his face

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66. With the merriment strong in me and in the strange stillness of that place, I accepted with

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67. When the cheering and merriment had subsided, Parish turned to me and said that I could

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68. and merriment, a rogue wave would crash over me with the reminder of departure and

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69. In the prosperous Tribe of Kravena, the tribe members abounded with activities, preparing for tonight’s merriment

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70. From one of these a loud din, sounds of singing, the tinkling of a guitar and shouts of merriment, floated into the street

71. The merriment of the twin babes that crawl over the grass in the

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72. Tell on, please," he said, taking his face out of the sofa cushion, red and shining with merriment

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73. "Nearly seventy, I believe," answered Meg, counting stitches to hide the merriment in her eyes

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74. Having with difficulty restrained an explosion of merriment, lest it should offend her majesty, Laurie tapped and was graciously received

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75. demonstration by the consciousness that Laurie was staring fixedly at her, with a comical mixture of merriment and emotion in his wicked black eyes

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76. The rest of the family, being of a dramatic turn, played their parts equally well, and Miss Eliott found them a most hilarious set, for it was impossible to control entirely the merriment which possessed them

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77. "You really advise it?" And Laurie looked at her with an odd mixture of anxiety and merriment in his face

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78. After the reading came the lesson, which was a lively one, for Jo was in a gay mood that night, and the cocked hat kept her eyes dancing with merriment

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79. It was a lively scene, for soon the spirit of the social season took possession of everyone, and Christmas merriment made all faces shine, hearts happy, and heels light

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80. As Jo waved her hands and gave a sigh of rapture, the family went off into a gale of merriment, and Mr

81. When his armour was removed, there stood Don Quixote in his tight-fitting breeches and chamois doublet, lean, lanky, and long, with cheeks that seemed to be kissing each other inside; such a figure, that if the damsels waiting on him had not taken care to check their merriment (which was one of the particular directions their master and mistress had given them), they would have burst with laughter

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82. The sight of the library, of the bureau, of the whole apartment, in fine, excited his merriment, and he could not refrain from making jokes about Charles, which rather embarrassed Emma

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83. She returned just in time to join the others as they quitted the house, on an excursion through its more immediate premises; and the rest of the morning was easily whiled away, in lounging round the kitchen garden, examining the bloom upon its walls, and listening to the gardener's lamentations upon blights, in dawdling through the green-house, where the loss of her favourite plants, unwarily exposed, and nipped by the lingering frost, raised the laughter of Charlotte,--and in visiting her poultry-yard, where, in the disappointed hopes of her dairy-maid, by hens forsaking their nests, or being stolen by a fox, or in the rapid decrease of a promising young brood, she found fresh sources of merriment

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84. The same is true of comedy,--you may often laugh at buffoonery which you would be ashamed to utter, and the love of coarse merriment on the stage will at last turn you into a buffoon at home

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85. you too – have arrived this evening to join in the merriment

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86. A hundred gay and thoughtless young Frenchmen were drawing a net to the pebbly beach, within dangerous proximity to the sullen but silent cannon of the fort, while the eastern mountain was sending back the loud shouts and gay merriment that attended their sport

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87. But, without any apparent reason, it was withdrawn, and its owner indulged in another long, though still silent, fit of merriment

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88. The merriment of Hawkeye was not easily appeased

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89. A burst of savage laughter succeeded this attack, during which the soft and musical merriment of the younger females strangely chimed with the cracked voice of their older and more malignant companion

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90. While the room was in an uproar with the merriment induced by these stories, Crass rose from his seat and crossed over to where his overcoat was hanging on a nail in the wall, and took from the pocket a piece of card about eight inches by about four inches

91. This extraordinary assertion was greeted with a roar of merriment, in the midst of which Philpot was heard to say that to listen to Owen was as good as going to a circus

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92. In the streets there was such merriment, noise and shouting that it was enough to turn anybody's head

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93. But in the midst of their merriment Candlewick suddenly stopped, staggered, and, changing color, said to his friend:

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94. Hearing these half-suppressed sounds of merriment, Philpot, who was working alone in a room close by, put his head out of the doorway

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95. A roar of merriment greeted this sally

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96. After a while the rest of the crowd began to laugh, and their merriment increased when the kind-hearted capitalist, just after having sold a pound's worth of necessaries to each of his workers, suddenly took their tools - the Machinery of Production - the knives away from them, and informed them that as owing to Over Production all his store-houses were glutted with the necessaries of life, he had decided to close down the works

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97. When they had looked their fill they came out from behind the showcase, almost bursting with suppressed merriment

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98. This question of having tea or cocoa for tea became a cause of much uproarious merriment on the part of the children, who asked each other repeatedly which they liked best, `tea tea?' or `cocoa tea?' They thought it so funny that they said it over and over again, screaming with laughter all the while, until Tommy got a piece of cake stuck in his throat and became nearly black in the face, and then Philpot had to turn him upside down and punch him in the back to save him from choking to death

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99. the bottles of stout took place amid general merriment

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