desponding

present participle of despond

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Verb
  • These are the people who, despairing of finding their way out honestly, simply smash and bash their way through the corn willy-nilly.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Meme-makers across America are despairing right now.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Desponding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desponding. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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