All 4 Uses of
resent
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- She suspected that Judith had invented the irksome procedure just to keep her busy, and in a burst of resentment she poured in the remaining cupful all at once.†
p. 48.8 *resentment = a feeling of anger or unhappiness at having to accept something not liked
- Who were these common resentful farmers to dispute his royal right?†
p. 159.2resentful = full of anger or unhappiness at having to accept something not liked
- She had fiercely resented her enforced absence from church and lectures.†
p. 227.6resented = felt angry or unhappy about having to accept something not liked
- She resented the arduous preparation for the journey to Meeting, the heavy leather boots, the knit socks drawn over them, the clumsy little footstove they had to lug all the way, that cooled off long before the sermon was finished and left one to sit with stinging fingers and toes, while the breath of the whole congregation rose like the smoke from so many pipes.†
p. 235.4
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.