All 3 Uses of
relent
in
Mansfield Park
- Fanny thought she discerned in his standing there an indication of relenting, which encouraged her to another attempt, and she said, therefore, "It is a pity you should not join them.†
Chpt 10
- And with a relenting smile, he added, "I come home to be happy and indulgent."†
Chpt 19 *
- Another burst of tears; but in spite of that burst, and in spite of that great black word miserable, which served to introduce it, Sir Thomas began to think a little relenting, a little change of inclination, might have something to do with it; and to augur favourably from the personal entreaty of the young man himself.†
Chpt 32
Definition:
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(relent) to give in; or to be less intense