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PRONUNCIATION OF DESPONDINGLY

despondingly  [dɪˈspɒndɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESPONDINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Despondingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DESPONDINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of despondingly in the English dictionary

The definition of despondingly in the dictionary is despondently.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESPONDINGLY


astoundingly
əˈstaʊndɪŋlɪ
bendingly
ˈbendɪŋlɪ
bindingly
ˈbaɪndɪŋlɪ
blindingly
ˈblaɪndɪŋlɪ
commandingly
kəˈmɑːndɪŋlɪ
condescendingly
ˌkɒndɪˈsendɪŋlɪ
correspondingly
ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋlɪ
demandingly
dɪˈmɑːndɪŋlɪ
dependingly
dɪˈpɛndɪŋlɪ
grindingly
ˈɡraɪndɪŋlɪ
heart-rendingly
ˈhɑːtˌrendɪŋlɪ
outstandingly
ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋlɪ
pretendingly
prɪˈtɛndɪŋlɪ
resoundingly
rɪˈzaʊndɪŋlɪ
unbendingly
ʌnˈbɛndɪŋlɪ
uncomprehendingly
ˌʌnˌkɒmprɪˈhendɪŋlɪ
understandingly
ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋlɪ
unendingly
ʌnˈɛndɪŋlɪ
windingly
ˈwaɪndɪŋlɪ
woundingly
ˈwuːndɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESPONDINGLY

despoil
despoiler
despoiling
despoilment
despoliation
despond
despondence
despondency
despondent
despondently
despot
despotat
despotic
despotical
despotically
despoticalness
despotism
despotocracy
despumate
despumation

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESPONDINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of despondingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «despondingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESPONDINGLY

Find out the translation of despondingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of despondingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «despondingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

despondingly
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desaliento
570 millions of speakers

English

despondingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

despondingly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

despondingly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уныло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

despondingly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

despondingly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

découragement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Despondingly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

despondingly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

despondingly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

despondingly
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Despondingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

despondingly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

despondingly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निराशाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

despondingly
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

despondingly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

despondingly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

понуро
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

despondingly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

despondingly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

despondingly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

despondingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

despondingly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of despondingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESPONDINGLY»

The term «despondingly» is normally little used and occupies the 125.155 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESPONDINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «despondingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «despondingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about despondingly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESPONDINGLY»

Discover the use of despondingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to despondingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Æolian Harp: Or, Miscellaneous Poems
NAY, droop not despondingly; bright days are near, The darkness will vanish, and sunshine appear ; Give not place to repining, for, even now, fly The clouds that so long have o'ershadowed the sky ; And quickly the dawning of Heaven's own ...
Sarah Herbert, Mary E. Herbert, 1857
2
Ten Thousand A-year
I feel as if I could submit to the will of Heaven with cheerfulness " " Don't speak so despondingly, Aubrey " " Despondingly ? " echoed Mr Aubrey with momentary animation — " Despondingly ? My dear friend, I feel as if I were indeed entering a  ...
Samuel Warren, 1845
3
Ten thousand a-year [by S. Warren]. By S. Warren
I feel as if I could submit to the will of Heaven with cheerfulness " " Don't speak so despondingly, Aubrey " " Despondingly ? " echoed Mr Aubrey with momentary animation — " Despondingly ? My dear friend, I feel as if I were indeed entering a  ...
Samuel Warren, 1845
4
Guido and Julius, or, Sin and the propitiator: exhibited in ...
He was not satisfied that the righteousness of Christ should be his ornament and robe of honor; he wished to appear before him With something of his own. The error of the despondingly proud is the same, with this difference, that while in the  ...
August Tholuck, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, 1854
5
The Jew's Daughter, Or The Witch of the Water Side
Happy am I to hear you speak like this — instead of despondingly." " If I do not speak despondingly — I feel despondingly," said Jocenus, starting forward across the room. " I see .no way of ultimate escape for thee — and is not that enough to ...
‎1839
6
Lowe's Edinburgh magazine
But to speak of the last remaining chance is to speak despondingly. And so it is. " We do speak despondingly, because we feel despondingly. We see that the members of the Alliance are abundantly willing to meet, and expound, and listen to ...
John D. Lowe, 1847
7
Lowe's Edinburgh Magazine and Protestant and Educational Journal
But to speak of the last remaining chance is to speak despondingly. And so it is. We do speak despondingly, because wc feel despondingly. We see that the members of the Alliance are abundantly willing to meet, and expound, and listen to ...
8
The Museum of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
echoed Mr. Aubrey, with momentary animation — " Despondingly ? My dear friend, I feel as if ^^ I were indeed entering a scene black as midnight — but ** what is it to the valley of the shadow of death, dear Lord De la Zouch, which is before ...
Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith, 1840
9
Ten thousand a-year
I feel as if I could submit to the will of Heaven with cheerfuluess " " Don't speak so despondingly, Aubrey " " Despondingly ? " echoed Mr. Aubrey, with momentary animation — "Despondingly? My dear friend, I feel as if I were indeed entering a  ...
Samuel Warren, 1890
10
Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and ...
She did not reply, however, to the question, but shook her head despondingly, as if conscious that all hope was over. " Lead her away," hoarsely growled the mob, while the dense mass of people swayed to and fro in the excitement, as if they ...

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESPONDINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term despondingly is used in the context of the following news items.
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James Rogers and his dog die locked inside prized Corvette in 90F …
Even more despondingly, even if the man had chosen to honk the car's horn to garner attention, investigators told that loose cable wires would ... «scallywagandvagabond, Jun 15»
2
President Obama A Lame Duck? Claims 214k Job Growth
So-called “lame-duck President Barack Obama,” despondingly off of having lost majority seats in both the U.S. Senate and House of ... «Business 2 Community, Nov 14»
3
The Pirate-Warden of Richmond
“As the plot began to unfold itself, some of the literary gentlemen groaned inadvertently, and despondingly moved toward the door.” But snooty ... «New York Times, Jun 13»
4
An American Thanksgiving, Skewered and Roasted
“All our manufacturers are looking despondingly towards the coming storm,” a Philadelphian wrote. “An inclement winter is about setting in. «New York Times, Nov 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Despondingly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/despondingly>. May 2024 ».
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