Resenting
[ri'zentɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Resent
Editor: Matt
Examples
- You may not like his purpose, but unless you can gather proletarian power into some better vision, you have no grounds for resenting Haywood. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- She was talking _at_ Fanny, and resenting this private walk half through the dinner. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- He gave, at any rate, no sign of resenting it and seemed prepared to supply in his own manner all the ease that was lacking in hers. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Avoid extremes: forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- He used a very large cane, and walked from the chair to the house, resenting any assistance. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Madame caught his rallying looks without resenting them--she had too much good sense for that. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Editor: Matt