"pitying" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

  1. Tags: no-gloss Synonyms: commiserative, pitiful [archaic], pitying Hypernyms: compassionate, kindly, sympathetic, tenderhearted, touched Hyponyms: maudlin, self-pitying, sorry for oneself Related terms: merciful, pity
    Sense id: en-pitying-en-adj-47DEQpj8

Noun [English]

Forms: pityings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pitying (plural pityings)
  1. The act of one who pities.
    Sense id: en-pitying-en-noun-qAhI0zJ8
  2. (collective, rare) A flock of doves. Tags: collective, rare
    Sense id: en-pitying-en-noun-0eO~Wc3G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 80 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 70 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 87 3

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pitying
  1. present participle and gerund of pity Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pity
    Sense id: en-pitying-en-verb-OgfJKe7a

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1849, Robert Leighton (Archbishop of Glasgow), A practical commentary upon the first Epistle of St. Peter (page 47)",
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