Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a manner expressing assent; by agreement.
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- adverb in an
assenting manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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‘Too true, too true, indeed,’ said Mrs. Weller, murmuring a groan, and shaking her head assentingly.
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Upon hearing these suggestions, she readily nodded her head assentingly and smiled.
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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Madame Wang gave a smile, nodded her head assentingly, but uttered not a word by way of reply.
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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Mrs. Yu nodded her head assentingly; and lady Feng, noticing that the inmates were off their guard, left the banquet, and wended her steps beneath the eaves towards the back entrance of the house.
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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She smiled assentingly, and then made a slight grimace.
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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She smiled assentingly, and then made a slight grimace.
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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She smiled assentingly, and then made a slight grimace.
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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She had listened even more intently than the others to her friend's eloquence, nodding her head assentingly to all that he said.
In and out of Three Normady Inns Anna Bowman Dodd
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He was silent a moment, then he kissed her hand assentingly.
Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Charles Garvice
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"Two years ago? yes," nodded the professor assentingly.
Bart Stirling's Road to Success Or, The Young Express Agent Allen Chapman
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