Crossword clues for misgive
misgive
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. i.
To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or
irresolute. ``My mind misgives.''
--Shak.
Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. Misgave; p. p. Misgiven; p. pr. & vb. n. Misgiving.]
To give or grant amiss. [Obs.]
--Laud.-
Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun.
So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What may befall him, to his harm and ours.
--Shak.Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved.
--Milton. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive archaic English) to give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute 2 (context transitive archaic English) To suspect; to dread. 3 (context transitive archaic English) To give wrongly; to give or grant amiss.
WordNet
Usage examples of "misgive".
But neither their beauty nor their impatience had the least effect with the waiter, who prolonged the dinner at his pleasure, and alarmed the Marches with the misgiving that they should not have time for the final palace on their list.
As the helicopters turned back, as Piper nittered and wriggled and tried to pant, and as Root shook her head with misgiving, Milena began to climb the stairs that led to her home.
Aurin Striate first, Triss, Gavilan, Eton Shart, and Barsimmon Oridio after a brief hesitation and with obvious misgiving.
But as carpets are meant to be trodden upon, my memory probably misgives me, and it might be a robe, or tapestry, or a table-cloth, or some other expensive and uncynical piece of furniture.
But Idril Celebrindal was wise and far-seeing, and her heart misgave her, and foreboding crept upon her spirit as a cloud.
His heart misgave him when he looked upon the soundless shores and saw Taniquetil shining, whiter than snow, colder than death, silent, immutable, terrible as the shadow of the light of Il?
His heart misgave him when he looked upon the soundless shores and saw Taniquetil shining, whiter than snow, colder than death, silent, immutable, terrible as the shadow of the light of Ilúvatar.
That he had anything to do with the concern, she could not tell, but because he happened to be looking in her direction her weakening heart misgave her and she hurried by, too overcome with shame to enter.
In this, Saryon did not blame him, and, as he thought about it, his heart almost misgave him.