[
US
/ˈɫəŋɝ/
]
NOUN
- a person with pulmonary tuberculosis
- someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)
How To Use lunger In A Sentence
- He slowly depressed the plunger and once the syringe was empty, withdrew the needle and stepped back.
- David never saw their tiny spark of a light spring out against the dark of the gathering gloom that he did not make a wish that the "lunger" might be a good deal better the next day. This Way to Christmas
- That way, because # .22 caliber long rifle cartridge is rim-fire ignited, the plunger, when released by the trigger, would both fire the piece and act as a breechblock. Will
- That way, because # .22 caliber long rifle cartridge is rim-fire ignited, the plunger, when released by the trigger, would both fire the piece and act as a breechblock. Will
- lunger" out here, and I didn't relish the idea of sleeping in a tuberculous bed. The Prairie Wife
- In the U.S. you can get some pretty great decaf from a number of sources: the aforementioned Terroir Coffee for lighter roasts, and for deeply-roasted plunger pot or espresso-style decaf try the Sumatra or any other decaf from Peets (www. peets.com). Buying and brewing good coffee in Mexico
- The one I drank while bathrobed and slippered in my front yard, holding the plunger that had been arbitrarily left standing beside my mail box overnight. Yard Sailing
- It consists of two balls - the quaffle for scoring and the blunger for throwing at opponents like a dodge ball. The Seattle Times
- Get rid of the water in the tank by flushing, then bail out the water that is in the bowl using a plunger to force the rest of the water into the bowl, then mop it up with sponges.
- She took a standard coffee pot and put a perforated cylinder - similar to a sieve - in the middle, into which she put a plunger on a screw thread.