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Nov. 16th, 2002 09:01 am*argh.* Minor quibble with Taffy.
When I say the stones were "leeching" the heat from her body, I mean every bit of the parasitic connotation. Do not replace it with "leaching." They're technically the same, but... *nnggg.* One's watered-down and the other isn't. ;P
v. leeched, leech·ing, leech·es
v. tr.
To bleed with leeches.
To drain the essence or exhaust the resources of.
v. leached, leach·ing, leach·es
v. tr.
To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid.
To empty; drain: "a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning" (Marilynne Robinson).
When I say the stones were "leeching" the heat from her body, I mean every bit of the parasitic connotation. Do not replace it with "leaching." They're technically the same, but... *nnggg.* One's watered-down and the other isn't. ;P
v. leeched, leech·ing, leech·es
v. tr.
To bleed with leeches.
To drain the essence or exhaust the resources of.
v. leached, leach·ing, leach·es
v. tr.
To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid.
To empty; drain: "a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning" (Marilynne Robinson).
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