Misgave

Word MISGAVE
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Definitions and meanings of "Misgave"

What do we mean by misgave?

(of the mind, heart, etc.) To give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute.

To suspect; to dread.

To give wrongly; to give or grant amiss.

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The word "misgave" in example sentences

The merchants also were urgent with him; so he sold the curtain to the Christian, albeit his heart misgave him; and, taking the money, set off to return home. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The surprise of the Lord Keeper was scarcely less unpleasing at the duplication of the expected arrival; his mind misgave him strangely. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When I allowed him to go on a little before, on account of the narrowness of the way, I observed that he carried his head with a lofty air that was particularly unpromising; and my mind misgave me that he had found out about my darling Dora. ❋ Unknown (2007)

My mind misgave me when I heard he had never come in. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Her heart beat quick and her face changed, yet she hastened, and was shod and stood up in knightly array by then he stayed his steps some five paces from her, and gave her the sele of the day in courteous wise; and she strove to think that he had not seen her, or at least noted her otherwise dight; yet her heart misgave her. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It misgave him that the Chief Butler must have known a Collegian, and must have seen him in the College — perhaps had been presented to him. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The occasions for such tenderness towards him were so many, that her mind misgave her often, it would indeed be better to go back to the old house, and live again within the shadow of its dull walls, undisturbed. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I am as fond of the Child, as though my Mind misgave me he were my own. ❋ Unknown (2007)

My heart misgave me beyond the power of my own accounting for it; for still I did not suspect these women. ❋ Unknown (2006)

My heart misgave me at coming to this village, because I had been here with him more than once: but the coach hither was so ready a conveniency, that I knew not what to do better. ❋ Unknown (2006)

My mind so dreadfully misgave me when I returned, that, to divert in some measure my increasing uneasiness, I had recourse to my private pen; and in a very short time ran this length. ❋ Unknown (2006)

At another her heart misgave her, and she was tormented by a fear lest ❋ Unknown (2006)

When he put his head in at the little school door and asked for her, her mind misgave her. ❋ Unknown (2005)

But when she had been put on her horse by his assistance and found herself compelled to ride away from the carriage, apparently under his especial guidance her heart misgave her, and she thoroughly wished that she was at home in the ❋ Unknown (2004)

He felt that he had almost been unkind to an unprotected female, and his heart misgave him. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Miss Dawkins left the house with an eager young Damer yelling on each side of her; but nevertheless, though thus neglected by the gentlemen of the party, she was all smiles and prettiness, and looked so sweetly on Mr. Ingram when that gentleman stayed a moment to help her on to her donkey, that his heart almost misgave him for leaving her as soon as she was in her seat. ❋ Unknown (2004)

His mind misgave him that it might be so; but still he thought that he knew that she was not treacherous. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Dan knew not these things, and his heart misgave him, and he wished that he had never heard of the twenty-eight questions set down in his name for solution. ❋ Richard Doddridge (2004)

He says his heart then misgave him sadly, and he wished himself safe out of the house, and determined, in his own mind, to get away as soon as he could, without letting the man suspect what he thought of him. ❋ Unknown (2004)

While he was doing this, Marco says his heart, somehow, misgave him, that this was the man he saw on the beach, and he looked at him pretty hard, till the other asked him, crossly, what he stared at him so for; but Marco took care not to tell. ❋ Unknown (2004)

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