Deeming
[di:mɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deem
Typist: Sam
Examples
- Deeming the return dangerous he did not like to order any one to carry it, so he called for a volunteer. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sir Leicester, deeming it time to dismiss the officer, here majestically interposes with the words, Very good. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I let you go as a babe, because you were pretty, and I feared your loveliness, deeming it the stamp of perversity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Sir Sluggish Knight, I drink to thee, said the hermit; respecting thy valour much, but deeming wondrous slightly of thy discretion. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- He bowed to Lady Ingram, as deeming her the eldest lady present. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Typist: Sam