Frightened, he curled his body into a compact ball.

Their corpses, compressed into compact balls, now rain upon the star, inciting new ferment, taking its matter/energy balance close to a special value.

I waited until he reached the front door before I released the compact ball of energy I had formed inside my mind.

We're way up front and Mr. Pop is whipping us all into a compact ball of manic energy.

As he approached the hard ground he tucked his knees up under his chin, forming himself into a compact ball.

Gather up the dough into a compact ball.

When disturbed they usually roll into a compact ball with the head in the center.

She sprang across the narrow abyss, hit a small stone on landing and tumbled, immediately drawing herself up into a compact ball.

The haggises now go back into the pot for about 20 minutes to cook the skin, which shrinks around the meat, making a compact ball.

Carefully he folded them into a compact ball and wrapped the ball in the white handkerchief.