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PRONUNCIATION OF PITYING

pitying  [ˈpɪtɪɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PITYING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pitying is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PITYING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pitying in the English dictionary

The definition of pitying in the dictionary is showing pity.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PITYING


accompanying
əˈkʌmpənɪɪŋ
annoying
əˈnɔɪɪŋ
bullying
ˈbʊlɪɪŋ
buying
ˈbaɪɪŋ
copying
ˈkɒpɪɪŋ
crying
ˈkraɪɪŋ
drying
ˈdraɪɪŋ
dying
ˈdaɪɪŋ
flying
ˈflaɪɪŋ
laying
ˈleɪɪŋ
lying
ˈlaɪɪŋ
outlying
ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ
paying
ˈpeɪɪŋ
playing
ˈpleɪɪŋ
saying
ˈseɪɪŋ
self-pitying
ˌselfˈpɪtɪɪŋ
trying
ˈtraɪɪŋ
underlying
ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ
unpitying
ʌnˈpɪtɪɪŋ
varying
ˈvɛərɪɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PITYING

pitter-patter
pitting
pittite
pittosporum
Pittsburgh
pituita
pituitaries
pituitary
pituitary body
pituitary extract
pituitary gland
pituitrin
pituri
pity
pity party
pityingly
pityriases
pityriasis
pityroid
pityrosporum

WORDS THAT END LIKE PITYING

frying
go without saying
hogtying
home-buying
horrifying
lobbying
magnifying
multiplying
overlying
qualifying
role playing
role-playing
satisfying
spying
surveying
terrifying
that goes without saying
tying
untying
worrying

Synonyms and antonyms of pitying in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PITYING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pitying» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pitying

Translation of «pitying» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PITYING

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

Translator English - Chinese

怜悯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pitying
570 millions of speakers

English

pitying
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pitying
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشفقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жалея
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

compassivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

করুণাপ্রশাসক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

compatissant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sayang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mitleidig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pitying
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불쌍히 여기는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pitying
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thương hại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரிதாபத்திற்குரியதாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दयनीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acıyan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pietosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

litościwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шкодуючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pitying
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pitying
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontferm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medlidsamma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

medlidende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pitying

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PITYING»

The term «pitying» is normally little used and occupies the 114.057 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PITYING» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITYING»

Discover the use of pitying in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pitying and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pitying: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations PityingNone pities him that's in the snare, who warned before, would not beware.ndash;Robert HerrickTo love with the spirit is to pity, and he who pities most loves most.ndash;Miguel de Unamuno y JugoHe's more to be ...
‎2008
2
Still Pitying the Fool: Why Scientists Are Frauds--The Truth ...
Why Scientists Are Frauds--The Truth about Our World Adam Cochran. k \' Still Pitying The Fool Why Scientists Ara Frauds —Tha Truth About Our World By Adam Cochran Still Pitying The Fool Still Pitying The Fool Why Scientists. Front Cover.
Adam Cochran, 2002
3
A Concordance to the Poems of Robert Browning
5 Pitying. Of pitying angel — dear as a winter flower, 10.24 Pauline 711 Upborne by pitying hands, the feeble frame .... 546.11 Balaustion 396 Apollon stood a pitying moment-space: 547.38 Balaustion 495 By intervention of her pitying friends ...
4
God Speaks the Pastafarian Quatrains
Angel's hefty, storming tip. Shifty tamper niggles not. On shifty, tempting glares. Shifty poet strangling me. Rat ghost self-pitying men. Rant ghost self-pitying me. Hog smart self-pitying net. Hog smart self-pitying ten. Self-pitying gnash to term.
Jon Smith, 2008
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Bell Telephone News
The self-pitying are abused. Nobody treats them right. People talk about them. Others are promoted over them. They get no proper thanks. They are unappreciated. Alas ! Also alack and woe is me I Exeunt omncs into the garden and eat worms ...
‎1918
6
Aeneidea, Or, Critical, Exegetical, and Aesthetical Remarks ...
530, where the meaning can only he (see Rem. ail loc): with tender, charitable, pitying mouth, i. e-. not influenced by a feeling of revenge towards the culprits, but by a tender, kindly, humane, pitying feeling towards friends, country and ...
James Henry, 1873
7
Under Construction: Pardon the Mess : a Collection of ...
One who is sorry for himself is already half-beaten. The self-pitying are abused. Nobody treats them right. People talk about them. Others are promoted over them . They get no proper thanks. They are unappreciated. Alas! Also alack, and woe ...
‎1994
8
Family of Hay
Tis the sound of a nation's agonized wail, Tis the voice of a people borne high on each gale, Tis the blood of the murder'd which cries from the vale, Pitying Savior, attend us! 'Tis the groan of the weak in their strife with the strong, 'Tis the moan ...
Charles Jones Colcock, 1959
9
Representative one-act plays by American authors
Jeanne was no saint — she was a shepherd girl, Who did not know how things would come to pass. yvonne. The voices spoke — the other. O yes — the voices. Better had she heard Her pitying heart — yvonne. Jeanne was a soldier maid.
Margaret Gardner Mayorga, 1919
10
The homilies on the Second Epistle of St. Paul, the Apostle, ...
26 The All-pitying God will pity and hear them. HoMiL.uiake up the people: for when he saith, " Let us stand in -^ — order': let us pray ;" he exhorteth all to the prayer. 1 trmptf x«\St [7.] Then beginning the prayer, he saith, " That the all- pitying ...
Saint John Chrysostom, 1848

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITYING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pitying is used in the context of the following news items.
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Let your hair down with Wikipedia's list of hairstyles
Mr. T., seen here pitying the fool who doesn't know what a frohawk is. Biggest controversy: This is less a controversy about hair than a ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jul 15»
2
Vanessa Carlton – Blue Pool EP
It's another reflective break-up ballad that teeters on the verge of being slightly despondent and self-pitying. Although Blue Pool has it's fair ... «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»
3
Why social media makes break-ups so much worse
It is never a good idea to look at an ex's profile, especially if said ex posts self-pitying, distorted drivel. This is just my perspective of course and ... «Women24, Jul 15»
4
Richard II review – political intrigue and rock'n'roll hedonism in a …
... of Gaunt (Finlay McLean), he is a feeble adversary, too self-pitying to earn respect. Brightlyn is the reverse: a steely warrior driven by honour, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Richard II, Shakespeare's Globe, review: The journey from unfeeling …
... stripped, frightened human being, Edwards's Richard pierces the heart, analysing his condition with such un-self-pitying, courageous clarity. «The Independent, Jul 15»
6
Big English-language newspaper
... have lost at least three matches" or "Ten most self-pitying tweets by Chetan Bhagat" or "Fifty most common grammatical errors on our website ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
7
Monster in our midst
... by years of hate speeches and the self-pitying 'innocent', 'victimised' and 'deprived community' theme. They are as putty in his pudgy hands. «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
8
Countering Putin: What Would Churchill Do?
Although Putin lacks Hitler's operatic comportment, his more monotone language is by turns hysterical, self-pitying and militant. Both Hitler and ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
9
Dara Ó Cinnéide: When will Cork achieve their potential?
Such hope appears misplaced to me as Cork are the superior team and, provided they are not in self-pitying mode, should win. It may be a bit ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
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5 sporting bust-ups to rival Robert Allenby sacking his caddie mid …
But it's quite funny because Korda subsequently made her boyfriend lug her clubs around – meaning he got plenty of pitying stares from ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pitying [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pitying>. Apr 2024 ».
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