Deigning
[deɪnɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deign
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Examples
- My feeling for Miss Wilfer,' pursued the Secretary, without deigning to notice him, 'is not one to be ashamed of. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He chafed in silence, however, not deigning to reply to her question. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Presently she came back up the road again, her head haughtily in the air, not deigning to take any further notice of her silent attendant. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Show him up,' said the barmaid to a waiter, without deigning another look at the exquisite, in reply to his inquiry. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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