- present participle of envy.
envying
Example Sentences
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Scott admits to envying Turturro for all the scenes he had with Walken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
It’s during the voice-over when Henry recalls as a boy envying the wiseguys who hung out at the pizza parlor and taxi stand across the street from his home.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
And I wished them well, not envying the uphill battle they were undertaking in a ruthless industry that probably cared little for sitter issues or parent-teacher conferences.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2020
Now both my kids are in college, and it’s way too late to install anything like that now, but I find myself envying my friends who continue to know where their children are.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2019
I gazed at Lissa, envying her pretty face and her shiny hair and her right to live in the world as an ordinary girl.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
