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Women are like dogs really. They love like dogs, a little insistently. And they like to fetch and carry and come back wistfully after hard words, and learn rather easily to carry a basket.
Mary Roberts Rinehart

Meaning of "wistfully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WISTFULLY

wistfully  [ˈwɪstfʊlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WISTFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wistfully 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 WISTFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of wistfully in the English dictionary

The definition of wistfully in the dictionary is in a wistful manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WISTFULLY


artfully
ˈɑːtfʊlɪ
delightfully
dɪˈlaɪtfʊlɪ
disgustfully
dɪsˈɡʌstfʊlɪ
disrespectfully
ˌdɪsrɪˈspɛktfʊlɪ
distastefully
dɪsˈteɪstfʊlɪ
distrustfully
dɪsˈtrʌstfʊlɪ
eventfully
ɪˈvɛntfʊlɪ
fitfully
ˈfɪtfʊlɪ
ghastfully
ˈɡɑːstfʊlɪ
gratefully
ˈɡreɪtfʊlɪ
hastefully
ˈheɪstfʊlɪ
regretfully
rɪˈɡretfʊlɪ
respectfully
rɪˈspɛktfʊlɪ
rightfully
ˈraɪtfʊlɪ
spitefully
ˈspaɪtfʊlɪ
tastefully
ˈteɪstfʊlɪ
thoughtfully
ˈθɔːtfʊlɪ
tristfully
ˈtrɪstfʊlɪ
uneventfully
ˌʌnɪˈvɛntfʊlɪ
wastefully
ˈweɪstfʊlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WISTFULLY

wishy-washy
wisket
Wisla
Wislany Zalew
Wismar
wisp
wispier
wispiest
wispily
wispiness
wispish
wisplike
wispy
wist
wistaria
wisteria
wistful
wistfulness
wistiti
wistly

WORDS THAT END LIKE WISTFULLY

awfully
beautifully
bully
carefully
faithfully
forcefully
fully
gracefully
hopefully
lawfully
painfully
peacefully
playfully
powerfully
skillfully
successfully
thankfully
truthfully
unmercifully
unsuccessfully
wonderfully

Synonyms and antonyms of wistfully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wistfully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WISTFULLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

望眼欲穿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nostalgia
570 millions of speakers

English

wistfully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्साह से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بحزن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

задумчиво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melancolicamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সতৃষ্ণভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nostalgie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wehmütig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

物憂げに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그리워
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wistfully
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồn bã
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேராவலுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जाणूनबुजून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

wistfully
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malinconicamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tęsknie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

задумливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wistfully
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μελαγχολικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wistfully
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wistfully
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vemodig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wistfully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WISTFULLY»

The term «wistfully» is regularly used and occupies the 95.760 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WISTFULLY» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «WISTFULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wistfully.
1
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Women are like dogs really. They love like dogs, a little insistently. And they like to fetch and carry and come back wistfully after hard words, and learn rather easily to carry a basket.
2
Isabel Yosito
I wrap my heart in yours, placing divulged faith in the whole of your being, wistfully awaiting the trumpet you return.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISTFULLY»

Discover the use of wistfully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wistfully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inflexible Factors and Other Short Pieces
Edward Verrall Lucas. WORDS FOR MVSIC. FAR-OFF FRIENDS. When the hours of day are past And my work is laid aside, Oft I watch a fading west Late with purple dyed. And I ask : Where can they be ? And I wonder wistfully, Wonder,  ...
Edward Verrall Lucas, 1892
2
Abstract Musings
Yesterday lives in a dream, I know; A place my thoughts often, wistfully go. I find the past brings me, what I had lost; Turning back the clock is worth, the cost. What do all of my neighbors, think of me? They watch me go by, lost in reverie.
Judith Lahaie, 2011
3
New York Magazine
wistfully. S SH THEM Everyone knows what's wrong with the city's. tini the direction of Joe Klein and we begin to compare his work with that of Anonymous, the affinities between Primary Colors and Klein's Newsweek column emerge in full ...
4
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
He looked wistfully towards the hero of his imagination, as that skilful personage selected his cigar. He would rather have been kicked again than left alone, and left to himself. After all, it was very true what Jack Wentworth said. They might be  ...
‎1864
5
The Story of Julia Page
Wistfully she watched Mrs. Toland tying little Constance's sash and straightening her flower-crowned hat for church; wistfully eyed the cheerful, white-clad Chinese cook, grinning as he went to gather lettuces; wistfully she stared across the ...
Kathleen Thompson Norris, 1915
6
Blackwood's Magazine
He looked wistfully towards the hero of his imagination, as that skilful personage selected his cigar. He would rather have been kicked again than left alone, and left to himself. After all, it was very true what Jack Wentworth said. They might be  ...
‎1864
7
Peterson Magazine
As we pushed it open and stood looking over the grass-grown road by which we had traveled to Dulce Domum, Theodora's eyes wandered wistfully toward the opposite hill or slope, crowned by that rustic church, where for many years Mr.
‎1891
8
The New monthly belle assemblée
Often I have seen, a pale, haggard face pause and look wistfully at the basket of flowers, whose quiet, fading beauty seems so little in harmony with the busy street; it looks wistfully on my favourites, and seems to call upon a fellow- worshipper ...
9
No Thanks
the ( Wis tful 1y dead seem generous)don't All suspect each(nor have i observed some chucking some legally into Oblivion wave little flags weeping flatter thoroughly imploring threaten) the wistFully dead you directly perceive or minus news ...
E. E. Cummings, George James Firmage, 1998
10
Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children:
She stood at the hall door gazing wistfully after the young Lard of Logie She stood at the hall door gazing wistfully after the young Lard of Logie He knew she spoke the truth, and he slipped down the rope, and in l moment was standing on the ...
Mary Esther Miller MacGregor, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISTFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wistfully is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why There's No Third Party Talk in 2016
Several journalists wistfully suggest that perhaps, just maybe, this will be the year of the brokered convention, when we bond with the hacks of yesteryear, ... «Daily Beast, Jun 15»
2
Artist Wistfully Traces Paths of Birds Now Absent From Our Skies
Artist Rekha Rao's latest show Fly like a bird : Birds in Contemporary Art has a wistful quality as it recalls the need to stay connected with nature even as our ... «The New Indian Express, Apr 15»
3
Russia's new military robot unveiled, President Putin reacts wistfully
A couple weeks ago, Russia Today (RT) reported the unveiling of a new military robot, and boy did it look…hmm. Luckily, Russian president Vladimir Putin was ... «RocketNews24, Feb 15»
4
Tom Felton Wistfully Reflects On Getting Punched In The Face By …
Tom Felton and Emma Watson may be friends IRL, but on-screen, it was an entirely different story for their “Harry Potter” counterparts Draco Malfoy and ... «MTV.com, Jan 15»
5
Hear She & Him Wistfully Sing the Beach Boys' 'God Only Knows'
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, who record together as She & Him, recorded a wistful, quivering cover of the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" for a recent ... «RollingStone.com, Dec 14»
6
GamerGate Wistfully Interpreted
It seems like ages have passed in the month since I first took interest in GamerGate. I know, I was a bit late to the dance, and I can only imagine how it has been ... «Guardian Liberty Voice, Nov 14»
7
Dreamcast Turns 15; Former Sega Boss Peter Moore Wistfully
It was 15 years ago today, on the memorable date of September 9, 1999, that the Sega Dreamcast made its debut in North America. Although the console ... «GameSpot, Sep 14»
8
See Dave Grohl, Miley Cyrus, 50 Cent and More Wistfully Sing Off …
Chelsea Handler ended her long-running E! series Chelsea Lately with an epic finale, as a horde of A-list pals joined the comedian for a corny sing-along ... «RollingStone.com, Aug 14»
9
FIFA President Sepp Blatter wistfully pines for a World Cup in outer …
As the heat increases on FIFA President Sepp Blatter, it's comforting to know that he's shrugging off all the criticism and focusing on what really matters: the ... «Washington Post, Jun 14»
10
Archicritic Wistfully Calls For Waterfront Streetcar Line
garvin-rail2.jpg It's not a new idea, a waterfront streetcar line meandering the length of Brooklyn and Queens' flourishing neighborhoods along the East River, ... «Curbed NY, Apr 14»

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