envying

English

Verb

envying

1. present participle and gerund of envy

Noun

envying (plural envyings)

1. A feeling of envy.
   • 1737, Edmund Law, A Practical Treatise Upon Christian Perfection:

     Their moderation may perhaps keep them from the bitter envyings and hatred, to which ambitious worldlings are subject […]

   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Asking for an Invitation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 25:

     "What a small, worthless thing," exclaimed Henrietta, "is our existence, filled with mean envyings, paltry hopes! and, if for one instant redeemed by a true affection, or a generous emotion, what wretchedness is sure to follow the indulgence of either!"