All 10 Uses of
wistful
in
The Rainbow Trail
- And the wistfulness of her silence touched him.†
Chpt 6 *
- When he got up to go then there was a wistfulness, an unspoken need, an unconscious reliance, in her reluctant good night.†
Chpt 12
- She invited him to speak the word, and the wistful, tremulous quiver of her lips was for his earnest thought of her.†
Chpt 12
- "You love her so much," she said, wistfully, wonderingly.†
Chpt 15
- Ruth, white and resolute, greeted him with a wistful smile.†
Chpt 15
- The wistful smile was there, a tremor on the sad lips, and a shadow of soul-hunger in her eyes.†
Chpt 15
- Shefford felt Fay's wistful glance and could not meet it; indeed, he seemed to want to hide something from her.†
Chpt 17
- "May I stay with you—a little?" she asked, wistfully.†
Chpt 18
- Fay's wistful smile still held its faith.†
Chpt 19
- "Oh, Bern, isn't it good that Black Star remembered her—that she'll have him—something left of her old home?" asked Bess, wistfully.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
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(wistful) showing longing or unfulfilled desire