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What does screwing themselves up mean here? In winter the natives of Blackstable walked down the empty street with a hurried gait, screwing themselves up in order to expose as little surface as possible to the bitterness of the east wind, but now they dawdled; they stood about in groups in the space between the Duke of Kent and the Bear and Key.
18 août 2020 15:36
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Making themselves as small as possible.
18 août 2020
Just to add that "screwing themselves" means something very different in modern speech.
19 août 2020
Thank you very much!
19 août 2020
Huddling up would be a synonym here. It means they fold their arms really close to their chest, tuck their chins and clench their hands in order to try and stay warm.
18 août 2020
odd wording, possibly regional or archaic synonyms - bunched themselves up ... to expose as little surface huddled under their coats ... to expose as little surface
18 août 2020
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Anglais, Français, Allemand, Italien, Japonais, Latin, Persan (farsi), Russe, Espagnol
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