abominating
- present participle of abominate.
Example Sentences
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I came to Germany abominating the English and burning to strike a blow for you.
From Greenmantle by Buchan, John
Both agreed in abominating the present state of Affairs.
From Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) by Stanley, Edward
What was exceptional, however, in his state of mind was that, while abominating the institution, he was able to give a sympathetic understanding to the opinions and to the prejudices of the slave-owners.
From Abraham Lincoln by Putnam, George Haven
I could never approve in thy uncle this machine for spiritual ductility; besides, I have for all wax puppets such an abominating, shuddering dread.
From Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) by Jean Paul
Especially when we consider how readily these personal qualities prove themselves to the general understanding, and how cheerfully they are always allowed by jealous and abominating competitors!
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)
