The rustling wind
A se is a 25 stringed instrument like a zither, so I like the doubling up of this character to...
The astonishing sound of Magyar
Having just returned from Budapest, I was happy to rediscover this galloping description of the way it can sound to...
Mastiff-like tenacity
Such jaw-gripping tenacity is used to describe the force that the ending '-cious' adds to words, as in the word...
Flute-like whistle
Williamson uses - and invents - a number of words to convey the sounds of otters. Whistling can be in...
The garment of silence
The hum of insects, bees buzzing about the flowers, can be one of the most soothing of sounds and George...
A cry like …
Williamson pays close attention to the calls and cries of birds and animals, and here he distinguishes between the mutual...
Slit-pupilled eyes
The Countess lives in a sea of white cats who hang upon her every word, here looking up at her...
Whippering
'... the whippering cries of golden plover.'
This seems to be a Williamson coinage to describe the cry of a...
Raven-like croaks
Williamson's lovingly accurate study of otters includes many examples of the playfulness of these animals, be it with each other,...
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