Feebly

"Keep the tobacco dry," one of the sick men said feebly from the roof. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A kitten's whine rose feebly from the bundle, a cry of innocence she at first refused to believe. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Agents definitely open doors where mere mortals can only tap feebly from the outside, and they are also in a great position to advise a writer on shaping their manuscript to make it the best possible commercial prospect. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I caught the word feebly from his lips, spoken as if in a daze. ❋ Various (N/A)

"Love-birds ----" I caught the word feebly from his lips, spoken as if in a daze. ❋ Various (1915)

"Millie," he called feebly to the young girl who stood by the fire with her face buried in her hands. ❋ Edward Payson Roe (1863)

"Jane!" she called feebly, but there was no answer. ❋ Edward Payson Roe (1863)

As he raised himself slowly to a sitting posture, and was feeling about for his sword, which had fallen from his grasp as he fainted, he heard his name called feebly by some one near him. ❋ Henry William Herbert (1832)

I don’t care if McCain feebly supported Levin’s request. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Jack," I called feebly, "you might bring me a drink presently, when you have finished with Nugent, will you? ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)

"Anna, darling," she called feebly, "I cannot be with you; I am going -- I have prayed to stay, but it was not to be. ❋ Joseph Rhode Grismer (1885)

The mother stayed more than 100 yards away way out of reach, in my opinion, and called feebly, even though from that distance not a sound could be heard. ❋ Jay (2007)

‘The saddle will be ready in a minute,’ replied the man who was buckling it, at whom Barnardine now swore again, for his negligence, and Emily, calling feebly for help, was hurried towards the horses, while the ruffians disputed on which to place her, the one designed for her not being ready. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Bates, weakened by the sickness that had followed upon his wound in the head, was quite unable to cope with his desperate assailant, but calling feebly upon Frere for help, had made shift to lay hold upon the jack – knife of which we have before spoken. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Then the grasses laid down their tiny spears, and the dandelions bent their heads, and the locusts and the crickets and the grasshoppers called feebly, -- ❋ Julie Mathilde Lippmann (N/A)

If, through the long day, the starved heart of the man called feebly for its natural food, he called it a paltry weakness; or if the old thought of the quiet, pure little girl in the office below came back to him, he -- he wished her well, he hoped she might succeed in her work, he would always be ready to lend her a helping hand. ❋ Various (N/A)

These thoughts were interrupted by the doctor, who called feebly to me to come up. ❋ Ellsworth Douglass (N/A)

It was therefore with secret misgiving and a qualified delight she heard her brother at last call feebly: "Sarah!" ❋ Charles M. Snyder (N/A)

Sometimes, down deep, deep in a long-forgotten part of his being a voice called feebly, plaintively to the man who had been Giddy Gory. ❋ Edna Ferber (1926)

I feebly [walk through] [the class] [room] ❋ H O N E Y Y O U H I T (2018)