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despairing

/dɪˈspɛəɹ.ɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.

Examples :

"After searching for his lost dog for hours, he was despairing of ever finding him again. "
mind soul emotion suffering attitude negative

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Illustration graduating

graduating verb

/ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪtɪŋ/

To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

"The man graduated in 1967."

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration searching

searching verb

/ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈsɝtʃɪŋ/

To look in (a place) for something.

"I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch."

Illustration despair

despair noun

/dɪˈspɛə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈspɛəɹ/

Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.

"He turned around in despair, aware that he was not going to survive"

Illustration hopeless

hopeless adjective

/ˈhəʊplɪs/ /ˈhoʊplɪs/

Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.

"After failing the exam for the third time, he felt hopeless about passing the course. "

Illustration expectation

expectation noun

/ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

"My expectation is that the school will have a good field trip next week. "

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration finishing

finishing verb

/ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/

To complete (something).

"Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!"

Illustration everyone

everyone pronoun

/ˈɛv.ɹi.wʌn/

Every person.

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

Illustration palpable

palpable adjective

/ˈpalpəbəl/ /ˈpælpəbəl/

Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.

"The tension in the room was palpable; you could almost feel the anxiety radiating from everyone. "

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expressing verb

/ɛk.ˈspɹɛsɪŋ/

To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

"Words cannot express the love I feel for him."