Both Uses of
resent
in
The Call of the Wild
- Sick as he was, Dave resented being taken out, grunting and growling while the traces were unfastened, and whimpering broken-heartedly when he saw Sol-leks in the position he had held and served so long.†
p. 89.3resented = felt angry or unhappy about having to accept something not liked
- Skeet was a little Irish setter who early made friends with Buck, who, in a dying condition, was unable to resent her first advances.†
p. 126.2 *resent = feel angry or unhappy about having to accept something not liked
Definitions:
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(1)
(resent) to feel anger or unhappiness about something seen as unjust or something that creates jealousy
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, resent is another spelling for re-sent; i.e., sent again.