What does desponding mean?
Desponding means present participle and gerund of despond.
Desponding
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of despond.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of despond
- That causes or communicates despondency; disheartening or despondent.
- A feeling or expression of despondency.
Example Sentences
[T]he doubts, apprehensions, and desponding suspense which had accompanied her setting out, were now all removed, and certainty, ease, the expectation of happiness, and the cessation of all perplexity, had taken their place.
"Somebody has hooked off with your pie," he blurted in a desponding tone.
These are the despondings of men without money; but let the shining ore chink in the pocket, and folly turns to wisdom.
Synonyms for desponding
Antonyms for desponding
Related Words
Word Forms
- more desponding
- most desponding
- despondings
Usage Notes
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How do you use desponding in a sentence?
[T]he doubts, apprehensions, and desponding suspense which had accompanied her setting out, were now all removed, and certainty, ease, the expectation of happiness, and the cessation of all perplexity, had taken their place.
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