stern
/stɝn/ verb C2- To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water.
He/she/it sterns · Past sterned · Past participle sterned · -ing form sterning
Verb forms
- Base form
- stern
- He/she/it
- sterns
- Past
- sterned
- Past participle
- sterned
- -ing form
- sterning
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The traveller descended, and instead of sitting down at the stern of the boat, which had been decorated with a blue carpet for his accommodation, stood up with his arms crossed.
He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.
A violent storm arose, and with the vessel in great danger of sinking, the one in the stern inquired of the pilot which of the two ends of the ship would go down first.
Holmes was cold and stern and silent.
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