Evincing
[ɪ'vɪnsɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evince
Editor: Sonya
Examples
- Of course I feel it, ma'am,' said Mr. Raddle, rubbing his hands, and evincing a slight tendency to brighten up a little. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Then you must prove it by evincing a good appetite; will you fill the teapot while I knit off this needle? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Without evincing any inclination to come in again, he there delivered his valedictory remarks. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Barraclough uplifted the palms of his hands and the whites of his eyes, evincing in the gesture a mere burlesque of hypocrisy. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This was laughed at at the time, but it struck me then, as it appears to me now, as evincing originality of thought and an indisposition to be led by the example of others. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Miss Ingram, I am sure you will not fail in evincing superiority to idle terrors. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Editor: Sonya