overspreading
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I went to him and saw that his eyes were sightless; already a thin film was overspreading them.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
There was one sunset when the overspreading of violet clouds would have shut out the day quite, but that the canopy was not closely adjusted to the low barrier of forest to the westward.
From The Sea and the Jungle by H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson
"For money there is much to be had!" he croaked, a sardonic smile overspreading his withered face, while his long fingers clawed invisible heaps of gold.
From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
The child reached up her small, chapped hand and laid it on his cheek, cuddling closer, a shy, satisfied smile overspreading her face.
From The Other Fellow by Francis Hopkinson Smith
Otmar rose from his knees, a deep blush overspreading his handsome countenance.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various
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