assent
verb (used without object)
to agree or concur; subscribe to (often followed byto ).
assentingly
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a word derived from
assent.
Example Sentences
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The other nodded assentingly, but did not speak.
From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Charles James Lever
Miss Hobson shook her head assentingly, but her mind was running on something else.
From Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic by Catharine Shaw
He moved his head assentingly, without turning round.
From Olive A Novel by G. Bowers
"The property of my late father," said I, assentingly.
From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Charles James Lever
Then, as he did not withdraw his order, "Well," she said, assentingly.
From Horace Chase by Constance Fenimore Woolson
