Relented
[rɪ'lentid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Relent
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Examples
- Meg smiled and relented, and whispered as they stood waiting to catch the time, Take care my skirt doesn't trip you up. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Then the older man relented. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Has Aunty relented? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mrs. Snagsby looked rather alarmed, relented a little and faltered, what did Mr. Bucket mean. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- That I cannot be,'--('to her,' she was on the point of adding, but she relented at the sight of that poor, anxious face. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Peepy retired behind his elbow at first, but relented at the sight of sponge-cake and allowed me to take him on my lap, where he sat munching quietly. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In two minutes, however, he relented in his own favour; and muttering something about spruce-beer, walked off. Jane Austen. Emma.
- His tone relented, and he drew her arm through his. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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