despairing
given to despair or hopelessness.
indicating despair: a despairing look.
Origin of despairing
1synonym study For despairing
Opposites for despairing
Other words from despairing
- de·spair·ing·ly, adverb
- un·de·spair·ing, adjective
- un·de·spair·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use despairing in a sentence
The goal is not to spend the next several months despairing.
The Pandemic Is a Marathon. Here's How to Stay Strong. | Brad Stulberg | January 20, 2021 | Outside OnlinePeople who demonstrate tragic optimism suffer the same—and sometimes even more—pain and sorrow in the short term as those who become pessimistic and despairing.
The Pandemic Is a Marathon. Here's How to Stay Strong. | Brad Stulberg | January 20, 2021 | Outside OnlineAmerican Jews often talk despairingly—and sometimes accurately—about the problems of Palestinian political culture.
The Goblin looked back despairingly, and Davy just caught the words, "I don't know how to turn around!"
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylHe'll immediately throw down his bunch of flowers and dive despairingly into the moat.
First Plays | A. A. Milne
"Girls, I just can't go another step—unless it's toward home," she finished despairingly.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) PorterThe shock of Jack Dineheart's threat had almost killed her, and Lizette hung over her despairingly.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerAs he was walking despairingly up and down the seashore, he spied an old man warming himself in the sun.
Laboulaye's Fairy Book | Various
British Dictionary definitions for despairing
/ (dɪˈspɛərɪŋ) /
marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
Derived forms of despairing
- despairingly, adverb
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