A warrior clapped his chest and went out to go slap a few slaves around, abusively demanding where the wine vats were, and the women readily granted him his every wish as they pleaded tearfully for their lives and the lives of their children.
"Si'Wren of the Patriarchs"
Roland Cheney
They screamed abusively at Jonathan and me as we stood watching.
"More Jonathan Papers"
Elisabeth Woodbridge
The officers were urging their prisoner forward, grinning and nodding to each other, whilst several voices from the crowd shouted abusively at the poltroon whose first instinct was to betray his associate.
"The Nether World"
George Gissing