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misgive

[mis-giv] / mɪsˈgɪv /




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“Did not your mind misgive you yet?” asks Eubolus.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen

“Let us find Fleming and the baskets first,” I answered; for my mind began to misgive me about finding him as easily as we had expected.

From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by Kingston, William Henry Giles

That seems hard; and your heart will misgive you.

From The Land of Footprints by White, Stewart Edward

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

There was something in this reply and the tone in which it was uttered that made the baron's heart misgive him; but he rallied his forces and repeated his hospitable entreaties.

From The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Irving, Washington




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