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Meanings of despairing in English

Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope.

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Usage of despairing in English
1
Amid the universal devastation wild shrieks and despairing groans fill the air.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 03: Massillon to Mason
2
He uttered the name in a tone of indignant and despairing protest.
Innocent : her fancy and his fact
3
The despairing priests wrung their hands on the peristyles of the temples.
Salammbo
4
Then came the shouts of victory, the despairing cries of the vanquished.
The Golden Grasshopper: A story of the days of Sir Thomas Gresha...
5
We are creating huge numbers of disenfranchised, disillusioned and despairing young people.
The Guardian
6
Ambrose felt almost despairing as he heard in vain the last name.
The Armourer's Prentices
7
She expected despairing cries, or a fainting fit; nothing of the kind.
The Honor of the Name
8
You deserted from the navy?' He saw him give a despairing nod.
The Darkening Sea
9
The witnesses of this examination retired from the scene indignant and despairing.
In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
10
Almost, he could pick up some of the despairing thoughts in detail.
Final Weapon
11
The hole only deepens into the darkness with painful and despairing tardiness.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
12
She felt the despairing weight of the other soul against her own.
The Debtor: A Novel
13
He looked at her in the same despairing way, but said nothing.
The Unclassed
14
She clambered over the trunks only to hear a despairing call behind.
Assail
15
They fought swiftly and with a despairing savageness denoted in their expressions.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
16
He jerked about and quick lights sprang up in his despairing eyes.
The Everlasting Whisper
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Despairing across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common