spite
noun
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
will spite
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future tenseof spite.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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His wife is equally happy, she enjoys it uncommonly, for she knows it will spite those horrid Mudges.
From Nature and Human Nature by Thomas Chandler Haliburton
“It is something that you like, and something that will spite her,” said the audacious Nancy.
From Girls of the Forest by L. T. Meade
If you spite it for my sake, I will spite it for yours, for I will never love that which my friend hates.
From Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare
And when quarrels arose—as one frequently finds Quarrels will, spite of every endeavour— The song of the Jubjub recurred to their minds, And cemented their friendship for ever!
From The Hunting of the Snark an Agony, in Eight Fits by Lewis Carroll
But I will spite them, I will let you out.'
From Wood Magic A Fable by Richard Jefferies
