Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word
Synonyms for delighting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-lahyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlaɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for delighting Other synonyms for the word delighting
Définition of delighting
Origin :- c.1200, deliten, from Old French delitier (see delight (n.)). Related: Delighted; delighting.
- verb make happy; experience happiness
- And, delighting in us as He does, God could not possibly stint us in what we earn from Him.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- He walked about the Gardens, delighting in the quiet and the coolness.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Elise was delighting in her steady work, the first she had ever been allowed to do.
- Extract from : « Molly Brown's Orchard Home » by Nell Speed
- I pressed the glove to my face, delighting in its imagined likeness to myself.
- Extract from : « The Blue Wall » by Richard Washburn Child
- The good people thought they were delighting their son by these eulogies.
- Extract from : « The Hero » by William Somerset Maugham
- There is no one study that is not capable of delighting us after a little application to it.
- Extract from : « Pearls of Thought » by Maturin M. Ballou
- She became a bewildering revelation to him, amazing him, delighting him.
- Extract from : « Children of the Desert » by Louis Dodge
- "'Tisn't 'it,'—but 'they'—and they're out in the barn," said Alec, delighting in the mystery.
- Extract from : « Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party » by C. E. Jacobs
- “It's only them a-laughing, sir,” said Joe, delighting in the vagueness of his rejoinder.
- Extract from : « Phoebe, Junior » by Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant
- He began to laugh, openly, mischievously, delighting in her discomfiture.
- Extract from : « Regiment of Women » by Clemence Dane
Antonyms for delighting
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019