- present participle of dismay.
dismaying
Example Sentences
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Since Shakespeare’s verse for the young lovers is among his most rhapsodic and hypnotically beautiful, the choice is dismaying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The co-owner of the Swiss bar hit by a deadly fire during New Year celebrations was released from custody on Friday after bail was paid on his behalf, dismaying victims' families.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
It is dismaying that when a cougar kills livestock that the solution is to kill the cougar.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
As the committee chair, Oppenheimer signed the one-page memo, dated June 16, 1945, that came to the dismaying conclusion that “we see no acceptable alternative to direct military use.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
But now, just when the new view seems to be taking hold, we may be in for another wrench, this time more dismaying and unsettling than anything we’ve come through.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
