There were subdued rustlings in the aisle now and then, and quick brushings past her curtains which made her sit up, gasping, her eyes staring into the dark and her heart thumping.
"The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted"
Katharine Ellis Barrett
He was carelessly dressed, and his hair no longer shone with frequent brushings.
"Jeanne of the Marshes"
E. Phillips Oppenheim
The sounds that Anna made, moving about in the kitchen at the far end of the long hall, were the subdued homely swishings and brushings that lulled and soothed rather than irritated.
"Half Portions"
Edna Ferber