pity
noun
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy.
is pitying
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present progressiveof pity (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Mr. T is pitying the fool — or, in this case, Netflix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
When someone is pitying, that's the end of the conversation for me.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2021
"One can see that He is pitying Pilate."
From Anna Karenina by Constance Garnett
“I do believe Janet is pitying me a little, because of the minister’s inconstancy,” she said to herself.
From Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson
"And death is pitying come, whose hand shall tear "From this afflicted heart the sense of pain; "My fainting limbs refuse their load to bear, "And life no longer will my form sustain.
From Poems (1786), Volume I. by Helen Maria Williams
