All 3 Uses of
wistful
in
Bleak House
- The grey, whose place is opposite the door and who with an impatient rattle of his halter pricks his ears and turns his head so wistfully when it is opened, and to whom the opener says, "Woa grey, then, steady!†
Chpt 7-9
- Really, constable, you know," says Mr. Snagsby wistfully, and coughing behind his hand his cough of great perplexity and doubt, "really, that does seem a question.†
Chpt 19-21 *
- Then he wistfully asks, with his hand on his brother's, "Would you mind mentioning that, brother, to your wife and family?"†
Chpt 61-63
Definition:
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(wistful) showing longing or unfulfilled desire