Spirit Away (Verb)
Meaning 1
Carry off mysteriously; as if by magic.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The strong gust of wind seemed to spirit away the children's kites as they were flying high in the air.
- The magical aura of the evening light did appear to spirit away all the stress and worries from my mind.
- In the mysterious fog, the sound of the singer's voice was quietly snatched away, as if something came to spirit away the harmony.
- As we were walking through the forest, the sun suddenly disappeared behind the trees, and a cold feeling seemed to spirit away all the warmth from the surroundings.
- The illusion was created so well that it seemed as though a magical hand had come to spirit away the magician's beautiful assistant into thin air.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The strong current began to spirit her away to the middle of the lake before anyone could react.
- In the dead of night, the magician seemed to spirit away his assistant from the stage in a flash of smoke.
- She was suddenly spirit away by the robbers and no one knew where she was being taken.
- They tried to hold on to the little boat, but the raging river began to spirit it away down the waterfall.
- As he fell into the night, he felt as though dark forces were beginning to spirit him away to unknown realms.