A despairing view of the world situation. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a despairing look. From Dictionary.com.
"Hullo, is that you, Kate?" called a despairing voice. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Billy's Decision] Reference
I’m with you in despairing as to the abilities of these morons. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » ACORN Relief Act] Reference
The Illusionist could never be called despairing, because it really. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
It recalled the despairing Congregation to a mood of resolute trust and hope. From Wordnik.com. [John Knox] Reference
I can't remember the last time I wrote a story which could be described as despairing, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
It seems all kind of despairing a lot of times today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2004] Reference
That kind of despairing romance has a certain appeal and power, for sure. From Wordnik.com. [One More Trip on the Immigration Merry-Go-Round] Reference
Peter, in despairing tone. From Wordnik.com. [The Story Girl] Reference
"I will," she answered, with a kind of despairing resignation. From Wordnik.com. [Birds of Prey] Reference
"I suppose so," he said, and choked, with a kind of despairing sound. From Wordnik.com. [In the Arena Stories of Political Life] Reference
"I can't go there any more," murmured Fan, in a kind of despairing way. From Wordnik.com. [Fan : the story of a young girl's life] Reference
He sat down and looked up at her with a kind of despairing apprehension. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the World] Reference
“I know it seems strange,” answered the young girl, with a kind of despairing impatience in her tone. From Wordnik.com. [A romance of the republic] Reference
He made a kind of despairing gesture, raising his hand Spanish fashion to his lips, as if to say good-night. From Wordnik.com. [The Bell-Ringer of Angel's] Reference
She spoke with a kind of despairing earnestness, for Hope herself felt how useless every thing would probably be. From Wordnik.com. [Trumps] Reference
Because his mother was "despairing" at the amount of time he was spending on his PC, hacking away at Age of Empires. From Wordnik.com. [Kotaku] Reference
Emile never quite figures out what to do with himself and he bottoms out in a kind of despairing retreat into his imagination. From Wordnik.com. [Vue Weekly] Reference
She said with a kind of despairing calm: "Well, I behaved very badly yesterday, didn't I?. From Wordnik.com. [Not Once But Twice]
Before despairing, let's acknowledge some progress. From Wordnik.com. [Anne C. Richard: Surviving the Blame Game in Haiti] Reference
But her isolation never seems desolate or despairing. From Wordnik.com. [Not Such Heartless Bastards After All] Reference
A lot of us become more and more despairing as we get older. From Wordnik.com. [The Player Returns] Reference
Cast down and despairing, she entered her office and set to work. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Many L.A. Latinos were disappointed, but they were not despairing. From Wordnik.com. [A Brownout In Los Angeles] Reference
"This didn't have to happen," a despairing Francis tells a dying friend. From Wordnik.com. [Hbo Strikes With The 'Band'] Reference
Brown has a despairing sound (and he can screech with the best of them). From Wordnik.com. [Is Jazz Back?] Reference
But those despairing shrieks came to no human ear, and met with no response. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
I'm getting all cranky and irritable and depressed and despairing for no reason. From Wordnik.com. [Ellis Weiner: The Enemy Within! (?)] Reference
Following the Bay of Pigs debacle, a despairing JFK vowed not to run for reelection. From Wordnik.com. [Looking Back Camelot] Reference
So, I tried to write the anthem, but it came out to be almost despairing, rather than triumphant. From Wordnik.com. [Home Recordings From Weezer Frontman] Reference
It is a despairing situation, and the private sector can't — or won't — absorb all the overflow. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from De Imitatio Calembouri] Reference
Lise dropped the notebook and buried her head under her pillow, despairing that she was losing her mind. From Wordnik.com. [Burnab] Reference
He knows that even the most downcast, despairing ballad can be uplifting, especially if it's sung like this. From Wordnik.com. [Buena Vista Social Club Singer's Last Album] Reference
If the prospect of Monday morning and another work day inspires a despairing moan, consider remedies other than quitting. From Wordnik.com. [Five Reasons Your Office Is Bad for You] Reference
She had to agree, but as she sat at the pretty restaurant her hashish high turned into a headache, and she grew despairing. From Wordnik.com. [Round the World Now] Reference
My little boy despairing after a bath as he jabbed his fingers into the sides of his belly: "" Mommy, I don't have pockets! ''. From Wordnik.com. [Putting The Camera Away] Reference
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