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vestibule

/ˈvɛ.stəˌbjul/ verb C2
  1. To furnish with a vestibule or vestibules. (transitive)

He/she/it vestibules · Past vestibuled · Past participle vestibuled · -ing form vestibuling

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Verb forms

Base form
vestibule
He/she/it
vestibules
Past
vestibuled
Past participle
vestibuled
-ing form
vestibuling

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Bennet, having dawdled about in the vestibule to watch for the end of the conference, no sooner saw Elizabeth open the door and with quick step pass her towards the staircase, than she entered the breakfast-room, and congratulated both him and herself in warm terms on the happy prospect of their nearer connection.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 127 · B2
She was met in the vestibule by Lydia, who, flying to her, cried in a half whisper, “I am glad you are come, for there is such fun here!
Pride and Prejudice, p. 130 · B2
As soon as he appeared in the Count of Morcerf’s antechamber, a footman, the same who at Rome had brought the count’s card to the two young men, and announced his visit, sprang into the vestibule, and when he arrived at the door the illustrious traveller found his carriage awaiting him.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 444 · C1
The count turned up his sleeves, and passed into the little vestibule where the gentlemen were accustomed to wash their hands after shooting.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 803 · C1

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