- And - to add emphasis to the point - he blinked once.

Occasionally, the middle finger of the bent arm is also raised to add emphasis.

He knew she did not mean to hurt him by adding that unconscious emphasis on the word.

But officials say Sept. 11 has added new emphasis to security.

In Stout's day the double negative was used to add emphasis.

Hands and arms relaxed at your sides except when making gestures to add emphasis to a point.

Apparently he thought that by adding even greater emphasis to the question, it would have more weight.

To add emphasis to a statement; for example, "I did myself."

I told the story, with Esau adding emphasis when needed.

Any outburst from me would only add dramatic emphasis to her opening statement.