He found her in the midst of tiny wisps of paper, thread, and wool, that had been her chief concern for three days past. But Peggy was by this time in the midst of her researches for her pocket, so she did not argue the point. One would be in the midst of a lot of actors, and besides, they're really only good for impressing shopgirls. In their midst stands a soldier with the Lebanese armed forces in a red beret, sporting an assault rifle and an unblinking stare. In the midst of the clubbiness, there is a heimishe Yiddish for familiar, old school quality. It is when a phenomenon defies understanding that it 'announces' itself, and stands out from the background, requiring interpretation.In the midst of this religious and political turmoil, drug trafficking thrives. They defied an evacuation order and stayed in town during the hurricane. Tom Cruise has performed his own stunts for Mission Impossible 2, defying warnings from professionals. They defied convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient. In he defied the three-line whip against EC membership. The mess in Bart's room defies description! His remarkable recovery defied all medical augury. I defy you to tell where I've painted over the scratch on my car. The chaos at the airport defies description. C2 to be extreme or very strange and therefore impossible to believedescribeor explain. A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike.
It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers. C2 to refuse to obey a persondecisionlawsituationetc. The sentence contains offensive content.Ĭancel Submit. The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English. Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. Add defy to one of your lists below, or create a new one.