go through the attitudes

verb

To act something out physically; to mime.

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Meanings

verbgo through the attitudes (third-person singular simple present goes through the attitudes, present participle going through the attitudes, simple past went through the attitudes, past participle gone through the attitudes)

present singular third person goes through the attitudes · participle present going through the attitudes · past went through the attitudes · participle past gone through the attitudes

  1. obsoleteTo act something out physically; to mime.

    Take the instrument used in winnowing corn, and go through all the attitudes of letting it down against the wind.

    1885, E. J. Guthrie, Old Scottish Customs, page 71
    1 more example

    As we could only converse by signs, we had some difficulty in making them understand what was meant. Dick was the most successful. He […] went through the attitudes of letting down the line and hauling up a big fish. The chief nodded his head and pointed to the sea, and allowed us to go down to the harbour.

    1878, W. H. G. Kingston, Twice Lost, page 168
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