envy
noun
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
were envying
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past progressiveof envy.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He saw how many admiring eyes followed her; he knew that all the gentlemen in the room were envying him his position with Miss Darrell.
From Love Works Wonders A Novel by Charlotte M. Brame
People, as he knew very well even now, were envying him his companion.
From Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo by Will Grefé
But what I wanted to explain to you is that you were envying what you thought were my circumstances.
From The Red Cross Girls with Pershing to Victory by Margaret Vandercook
We were unpopular on the Continent just when we thought that all other nations were envying us.
From The Victorian Age The Rede Lecture for 1922 by William Ralph Inge
He cast a triumphant eye around on a semicircle of admiring fellow-servants who were envying him his resourcefulness and powers of invention.
From Banked Fires by E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
