Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a wistful manner.

    in a wistful manner

Examples

6 sentences
  1. These days we look back wistfully towards our lost youth.

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  2. Tom gazes wistfully over the rooftops to where his lover lives.

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  3. We can't sit there looking wistfully on as this city falls into decay.

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  4. She looked wistfully at the old photograph, then at her own reflection in the mirror.

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  5. Karahan spoke wistfully of the throngs of tourists that used to pack into his gift shops.

    deKarahan sprach wehmütig von den Scharen Urlaubsreisender, die dereinst in seine Andenkenläden schwärmten.

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Translations

1 languages

Forms

more wistfully, most wistfully
Comparativemore wistfully Lesson
Superlativemost wistfully

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwistful

See also

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