misgive
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of misgive
Vocabulary lists containing misgive
Example Sentences
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So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts, What may befall him to his harm and ours.--SHAKESPEARE.
From The Herd Boy and His Hermit by Charlotte Mary Yonge
If, in that moment, your heart should misgive you, if one faultering accent belie the sentiments you have so generously avowed for me, what, ah, what! may be the consequence?
From Damon and Delia A Tale by William Godwin
At times, her heart would misgive her, lest Walpurga should not be able to hold out to the end.
From On the Heights A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
There was something in this reply and the tone in which it was uttered that made the baron's heart misgive him; but he rallied his forces and repeated his hospitable entreaties.
From The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon by Washington Irving
There, sit down, my dear, and don't look so eager, as if you wanted to eat me, or my mind may misgive me, and then I couldn't tell you, a'ter all.
From The Sea Lions The Lost Sealers by James Fenimore Cooper
My heart misgave; a sudden fear struck me.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
But later in the day, as he glanced at his partner's drawn, sallow-white face, Brannigan's heart misgave him.
From Hoof and Claw by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
She was a woman now, examining her weapons for battle, and her courage misgave her as she saw her reflection.
From Poppy The Story of a South African Girl by Cynthia Stockley
"I see," nodded Ralph, his lips set firmly, though his heart misgave him.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Allen Chapman
He said he'd come again—he went—and my heart misgave me.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Clement’s mind had always misgiven him that, if he pushed Henry too far, mischief would befall him.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by J.A. Froude
His heart had often misgiven him when he had thought of Caroline.
From The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
Perhaps, for all he knew, it had misgiven her often, but she did not say so now.
From What Necessity Knows by Lily Dougall
Had the heart of the great theorist, sailing obstinately straight west in obedience to the call of the land whose presence there he had reasoned out, misgiven him at last?
From The Ifs of History by Joseph Edgar Chamberlin
He told me his heart had misgiven him sadly.
From The Monikins by James Fenimore Cooper
But I had no such misgiving at the Ahmanson, whether because of some slight editing or perhaps just a smoother handling of the setup moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
Despite their misgiving, both Lancaster and Wilson publicly urged their colleagues to ratify the tentative agreement, saying that rejecting it wouldn’t lead to better outcomes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
And it was my primary misgiving about the entire project, right?
From Salon ● May 29, 2022
He seems to have understood everything from varieties of sword to species of misgiving.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
Helene thought about the trip South with heavy misgiving but decided that she had the best protection: her manner and her bearing, to which she would add a beautiful dress.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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