pitying in the PONS Dictionary

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pity·ing ['pɪtiɪŋ] ADJ

I.pity ['pɪti] N no pl

II.pity <-ie-> ['pɪti] VB trans

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a slough of despair/self-pity
stanje očaja/samosažaljenja
to wallow in self-pity
živeti u samosažaljenju
what a pity!
kakva šteta!
to take pity on sb/sth
sažaliti se nad nekim/nečim

pitying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wallow in self-pity
živeti u samosažaljenju
a slough of despair/self-pity
stanje očaja/samosažaljenja
to take pity on sb/sth
sažaliti se nad nekim/nečim
for pity's sake
zaboga!
to feel pity for sb
sažaljevati nekoga
what a pity!
kakva šteta!
more's the pity esp Brit
utoliko gore
it's a pity
šteta je
it's a pity
grehota je
what a pity!
kakva šteta!

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Reading it, you can't help pitying the hapless little girl trapped in the crossfire of a bellicose and bitter split.
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Although being able to speak, he has chosen to stay silent because of the pitying looks of the people around him.
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I get it all the time --the seemingly innocent queries, perplexed, pitying looks, and left-handed compliments.
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Pitying him a lot as a child, but also being aware that many of the things he did were unforgivable.
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Then they would give me a pitying look and emit a snorty laugh.
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And the pitying stares from family members year after year during the holidays?
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The characters spout familiar platitudes to each other: live your dream, get a life and move on, stop pitying yourself and learn to love thyself...
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He gave a small, pitying smile and said nothing.
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He spent years enjoying pitying his single friends, and somehow, he's now 30 and single.
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Other unhelpful responses included inadequate or overly forceful restraint by the parent; shaming, threatening, yelling, slapping, lying; or, alternately, pitying, placating, bribing, and helpless parent behaviors.
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