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What does wistfully?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/23/2022

"Wistfully" means deep in thought in a melancholy way, as though deeply hoping for something.

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What is the opposite of the word wistfully?

opposite of wistfully


Give a sentence for wistfully?

John waited wistfully for the cake on the table.


How many syllables in wistfully?

there are 3 syllables


How use wistfully in a sentence?

He walked wistfully away from the train as it pulled out of the station.


What are the synonyms for plaintively?

wistfully, mournfully, sadly, sorrowfully


How do you use the word wistfully in a sentence?

He watched wistfully as the other boys received their awards. Home sick for the day, she gazed wistfully out the window at her friends playing in the snow. Staring wistfully at the thin dancers, she vowed to lose 30 pounds.


Wistfully in a sentence?

the man was wistfully and thought he should help his friend get up because he has a cast.


Is wistfully a noun?

No, the word 'wistfully' is an adverb, a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.The word 'wistfully' is the adverb form of the adjective 'wistful'.Examples:Mother wistfully turned the pages of the photo album. (modifies the verb 'turned')It's a wistfully humorous play. (modifies the adjective 'humorous')A noun is a word for a person, a place, or a thing.The nouns in the example sentences are: mother, pages, album, play.


What are synonyms of the word wistfully?

Synonyms for the word wistfully: unhappily, cheerlessly, dejectedly, dismally, dolefully, gloomily, grievously, joylessly, morosely, sorrowfully


What are two synonyms for the word wistfully?

Gloomily and sorrowfully.


What are some antonyms for wistfully?

i would say happy,joyfull.


Is wistfully a verb or an adjective?

it's an adverb ex. Wistfully, he gazed one last time at his home valley he would not again see for God only knew how many years....then swung around and resumed his brisk march over the hill and down to port where his ship was waiting...