plump

"Haven't had one of these for years, " he murmurs, sitting down on especially plumped-up cushions while I remove his shoes.

walked over to a platform bench and plumped himself right down. He hung his head in despair and sat there without moving.

She glanced quickly around the crowded room and plumped down on the only available chair.

Elsewhere, though, only a few towns and a handful of London boroughs have plumped for directly elected leaders.

Mr Thaksin has called her his "clone" , and everyone knew it, though she insists that voters plumped for her policies and management style.

The children plumped for a holiday by the sea.

So, Ms Zhou plumped instead for Facebook which, with its 500m registered users, is more than just a social network.

And a third added: "Really really impressed with how plumped and smooth it makes my skin look, especially around the eyes" .

A tummy tuck may cause the thighs to look out of proportion, while plumped lips may make a normal sized nose suddenly appear obtrusive.

So even though I ate out in Brussels yesterday, I plumped for a veggie option: a delicious Lebanese mezze.

Child was plumped down on the counter while she rummaged in her bag.

He's plumped up to a bit more than 5 pounds and measures about 18 inches.

The White House, opponents allege, plumped for a policy of shooting the messenger.

So instead of pressing forward with a radical redesign, Airbus plumped for a more limited upgrade.

Given a turnout of less than 50%, only a quarter of Russian voters actually plumped for the Kremlin's party.

The county narrowly plumped for Jim Webb, now Virginia's Democratic senator, in 2006 after years of Republican domination in the area.

All out of breath, she plumped down on a chair.

In 2008, 43% of the general public selected Japan as the most important partner for the U. S. , while 34% plumped for China.

These have since been plumped, but with hybrid instruments that do not count as pure equity .

In its final counter-terrorist strategy in office, Labour plumped for challenging such "non-violent extremists" .

Utterly exhausted, she plumped down on a chair.

LG, by contrast, has plumped for a member of the chaebol's founding family, Koo Bon-joon.

She plumped down the heavy trunk and sat on a stone bench for a rest .

Years of high oil prices have plumped their wallets.

Another recent review, this time of what 11-14-year-olds should learn, also plumped for more cross-curricular learning.

As in other states, older white Democrats strongly preferred Mrs Clinton while younger ones plumped for Mr Obama.

She plumped out the truth at the oddest times.

The Tea Party plumped fiscal reform, but may have wound up simply solidifying political gridlock.

In the largely Christian south, many voters plumped for the sitting president because of his roots there.

About 97% of Central Province's voters were officially said to have plumped for Mr Kibaki.

He rushed into the room and plumped himself down in the sofa.

Richer and better-educated voters, along with private-sector workers, mostly plumped for Mr Serra instead.

He plumped the bundle down on the sofa.

As soon as he reached the armchair, he plumped down into it.

Dr Yamanaka used skin cells from the face, whereas Dr Yu plumped for ones from the foreskin.

In certain regions, they plumped, massively, for the Socialists and the greens.

He plumped up his cheeks in an expression of annoyance.

He plumped down on the bed .

The committee plumped for the most experienced candidate.

Asian governments had plumped-up their fiscal cushions after the 1997 crisis, building a formidable pool of reserves.

He plumped himself down and fell asleep.

She just plumped herself in a chair and dropped her chin.

They plumped for a third party ticket.

If your breasts haven't already plumped up, they should be by now.

Think of a plumped-up cushion.

Mr Medvedev plumped for the premiership.

Yet in spite of such concerns, two well-known companies have recently plumped for dual leadership.

The newspaper ads plumped the virtues of the new model.

The Shepherdess plumped down to the ground with fear.

She plumped up the pillows.

She plumped up the sof a pillows.

The worker plumped down the heavy bag.

At last we plumped for the new house rather than the old one.

At last we plumped for the new house near our school.

We have really plumped up these chickens.

In no fewer than 11 states that plumped for Mr Obama in 2008, Republicans hope to win over legislative chambers.

Next, look at the 81 votes in five big swing states which plumped for Mr Obama in 2008: Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Indiana and Wisconsin.

French-speakers in the south plumped for Socialists, who want to keep the country together.

How your cheeks have plumped up [out] !

He plumped for the Labor Party; I backed Kennedy in 1960.

How your cheeks have plumped up!

I plumped for Harrison-he's the right man for the job.

We couldn't decide which car to buy, but we finally plumped for the red one.

In last year's election many younger voters plumped for Marina Silva, a PT dissident running for the Green Party.

with her sham heat, and her bosom probably plumped with gel, so moves me

the pillows on the sofa plumped;