envy
noun
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
envying
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present participleof envy.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Tian found herself envying such a simple life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
It’s during the voice-over when Henry recalls as a boy envying the wiseguys who hung out at the pizza parlor and taxi stand across the street from his home.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
You are rebounding, on your own two feet, when you find yourself envying other writers again, just a bit.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2021
She might be several years younger than Jo but is an educated adult woman, and envying her orphan cousin is morally repugnant.
From Slate ● May 5, 2021
I gazed at Lissa, envying her pretty face and her shiny hair and her right to live in the world as an ordinary girl.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
