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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 авг. 2020 г., 15:36
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Making themselves as small as possible.
18 августа 2020 г.
Just to add that "screwing themselves" means something very different in modern speech.
19 августа 2020 г.
Thank you very much!
19 августа 2020 г.
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 августа 2020 г.
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 августа 2020 г.
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