misgive
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As my time drew nearer, and there got to be talk of my having a new coat for the ceremony, my mind began to misgive me.
From The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie
There, sit down, my dear, and don't look so eager, as if you wanted to eat me, or my mind may misgive me, and then I couldn't tell you, a'ter all.
From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by Cooper, James Fenimore
Did you mean to put me to a last test?—or did your hard little heart misgive you at the last moment?
From The Marriage of William Ashe by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
Love is a matter of give and take—marriage, a matter of misgive and mistake.
From A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl by Rowland, Helen
I am but a blind thing, Dame Maude; yet this match of the Lady Custance doth sorely misgive me.”
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah
My heart misgave; a sudden fear struck me.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Mick's mind instantly misgave him that all was not right, so he stood out in the very middle of the road, and caught hold of Dan's bridle when he came up.
From Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland by Crocker, T. Crofton
She was a woman now, examining her weapons for battle, and her courage misgave her as she saw her reflection.
From Poppy The Story of a South African Girl by Stockley, Cynthia
“Only heat-drops,” said Geoffrey, but his mind misgave him.
From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard
It was not alone on the score of an unpleasant moment with the donor that his mind misgave him.
From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
His heart had often misgiven him when he had thought of Caroline.
From The Young Duke by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Perhaps, for all he knew, it had misgiven her often, but she did not say so now.
From What Necessity Knows by Dougall, Lily
His own mind had long misgiven him on the lawfulness of his marriage.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.
Clement’s mind had always misgiven him that, if he pushed Henry too far, mischief would befall him.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.
He told me his heart had misgiven him sadly.
From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore
Despite their misgiving, both Lancaster and Wilson publicly urged their colleagues to ratify the tentative agreement, saying that rejecting it wouldn’t lead to better outcomes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Her biggest misgiving is the hoodie-wearing persona that might appeal to the working class.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2022
And it was my primary misgiving about the entire project, right?
From Salon ● May 29, 2022
He seems to have understood everything from varieties of sword to species of misgiving.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
Watching Prudence scurry off toward home, Kit had a moment’s misgiving.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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