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Meanings of pitying in English

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Usage of pitying in English
1
But empathy requires understanding of people, not simply observing or pitying them.
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2
I could not help pitying the poor fellows; so did my wife.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
3
It allowed her to avoid meeting the pitying gazes she'd been receiving.
The cold room
4
For the first time in my life I found myself pitying her.
Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3
5
And the pitying voice, tender and grave, worked a miracle of peace.
The Saint
6
By pitying him the other night, the night of the masked ball.
The Phantom of the Opera
7
His attitude was not resentful; it was pitying, and that frightened Fanny.
Fanny Herself
8
She smiled a small, pitying smile and overrode my intention to speak.
The thirteenth tale: a novel
9
She sighed, aware that the drink had sent her into self-pitying maudlin.
Roma Victrix
10
There was an infinite depth of hereditary wisdom in its pitying sadness.
The Mirror of the Sea
11
He found himself pitying Uncle Bill Campbell in much the same way.
Bull Hunter
12
It was a household subsidized to the whims of a self-pitying woman.
Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness
13
He referred to his skill in this difficult exercise with pitying contempt.
The Spy
14
In fact, B is relentlessly revealed to be a self-pitying, sleazy racist.
The Guardian
15
Van Cleft left the house, with a pitying shake of the head.
The Voice on the Wire
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But the affectionate glance she sent after the girl was dubious-evenpitying.
The Price She Paid
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common