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wistfully

/'wÇstfl-fǝli/

US pronunciation
American sound/'wÇstfl-fǝli/
wistfully
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
IPA vowel pattern
Ending
Final y vowel sound

wis - tful - ly -> wistfully

Myanmar meaning

(adv) တမ်းတမ်းတတ။ တသသ။

Full entry

wistful /'wÇstfl/ adj

ကြေကွဲသော။ wistful eyes ❍ a wistful mood.
❏ wistfully /-fǝli/ adv တမ်းတမ်းတတ။ တသသ။ sighing wistfully ❍ 'If only I had known you then,' he said wistfully. wistfulness n [U]

More examples
  • A wistful expression/smile
  • Miranda felt a wistful longing for the old days.
Synonyms
pensive, melancholy, thoughtful, reflective, contemplative, regretful, sad, longing, daydreaming, desirous, disconsolate, dreaming, dreamy, forlorn, hopeless, meditative, mournful, musing, nostalgic, plaintive, wishful, yearning
Antonyms
cheerful, happy, joyful, negligent, satisfied, shallow, uncaring
Cross references
pensivemelancholythoughtfulreflectivecontemplativeregretfulsadlongingdaydreamingdesirousdisconsolatedreamingdreamyforlornhopelessmeditativemournfulmusingnostalgicplaintivewishfulyearningcheerfulhappyjoyfulnegligentsatisfiedshallow
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