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envying

noun

  1. act of wishing that someone lacked a particular superior quality/achievement/possession of theirs
L1523618 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

  1. that envies
L1523620 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

noun

  1. A feeling of envy.

    Their moderation may perhaps keep them from the bitter envyings and hatred, to which ambitious worldlings are subject […]

    "What a small, worthless thing," exclaimed Henrietta, "is our existence, filled with mean envyings, paltry hopes! and, if for one instant redeemed by a true affection, or a generous emotion, what wretchedness is sure to follow the indulgence of either!"

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of envy
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