deigning
- present participle of deign.
Example Sentences
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Deigning not, however, to remain longer with the guests, he sternly beckons to his attendants.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
Deigning no reply, he set his teeth, compressed his lips, picked up the boot, and polished away as before, trying to look and feel regardless of all the world.
From Barriers Burned Away by Roe, Edward Payson
Deigning no reply to that, Lulu took possession of the piano-stool, spread out her music and began playing.
From The Two Elsies A Sequel to Elsie at Nantucket by Finley, Martha
Deigning no glance to Soar nor to Hilton, he paced into the room, passing me and ignoring Carneta, where Earl Dexter awaited him.
From The Quest of the Sacred Slipper by Rohmer, Sax
Deigning no notice to a query which he did not understand, the young fellow set off to northward, followed closely by the two women.
From The Panchronicon by MacKaye, Harold Steele
