All 3 Uses of
wistful
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- 'Excellent,' said Ron, with a kind of groan of longing, and he seized the nearest plate of chops and began piling them on to his plate, watched wistfully by Nearly Headless Nick.†
Chpt 11
- She turned lamplike yellow eyes on him for a moment before disappearing behind a statue of Wilfred the Wistful.†
Chpt 14 *
- Lupin strolled away from the bed and over to the werewolf, who had no visitors and was looking rather wistfully at the crowd around Mr Weasley; Bill muttered something about getting himself a cup of tea and Fred and George leapt up to accompany him, grinning.†
Chpt 23
Definition:
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(wistful) showing longing or unfulfilled desire