casting down

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as inlower
as inraze
as insadden
as insink
as insink
as insubmerse
as indebase
as indefeat
as indegrade
as indemean
as indepress
as indisappoint
as indiscourage
as indishearten
as inhumble
as inhumiliate

Word Origin & History

mid-13c., "a throw, an act of throwing," from cast (v.). In early use especially of dice, hence figurative uses relating to fortune or fate. Meaning "that which is cast" is from c.1550s. Meaning "dash or shade of color" is from c.1600. The sense of "a throw" carried an idea of "the form the thing takes after it has been thrown," which led to widespread and varied meanings, such as "group of actors in a play" (1630s). OED finds 42 distinct noun meaning and 83 verbal ones, with many sub-definitions. Many of the figurative senses converged in a general meaning "sort, kind, style" (mid-17c.). A cast in the eye (early 14c.) preserves the older verbal sense of "warp, turn."

Example Sentences for casting down

"Oh, I'm quite sure of that," said Lady Hester, casting down her eyes.

"No, I have not," replied the damsel, casting down her eyes.

"It was my father's residence," replied Buckingham, casting down his eyes.

"Soon after I went first," said Nora, casting down her eyes.

And steady,” replied Hugh, casting down his eyes; “for that is what I want most of all.

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verb let down; fall

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depressed

adjective. discouraged

casting down

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depressed

despondent

heavy-hearted

melancholic

tristful

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despondent

heavy-hearted

melancholic

tristful

depressed