Meaning of go through the attitudes | Babel Free

Definitions

To act something out physically; to mime.

obsolete

Examples

“As we could only converse by signs, we had some difficulty in making them understand what was meant. Dick was the most successful. He […] went through the attitudes of letting down the line and hauling up a big fish. The chief nodded his head and pointed to the sea, and allowed us to go down to the harbour.”

“Take the instrument used in winnowing corn, and go through all the attitudes of letting it down against the wind.”

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