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Synonyms for forgiving
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fer-giv-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : fərˈgɪv ɪŋ |
Définition of forgiving
Origin :- "inclined to forgive," 1680s, from present participle of forgive. Related: Forgivingness.
- adj sparing
- Are none to be gentle and kind, none to be piteous and forgiving?
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- He has suffered too much at my hands to be in a forgiving mood.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Forgiving does not mean forgetting—at least, it does not with me.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Previously she had been forgiving and not seriously offended, even when he had been blind drunk.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- He was forgiving and forbearing and kinder than I had any right to expect.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Impetuous, perhaps, but so sweet and generous and forgiving.
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- Ay, he knew that there and then he was about to break that forgiving heart forever.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- "'Tis a jest, my master," said he, with a forgiving yet contemptuous wave.
- Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
- "May God keep your heart ever as pure and noble and forgiving," he murmured brokenly.
- Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
- He is about the least forgiving man I ever knew or heard of.
- Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
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