wistfulness

[US]/'wistfəlnis/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. isang damdamin ng pangungulila o pagnanais.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

feelings of wistfulness

mga damdamin ng pangungulila

Example Sentences

But aides say they detect a bit of wistfulness in his voice.

Ngunit sinasabi ng mga katulong na nadarama nila ang bahagyang lungkot sa kanyang boses.

a sense of wistfulness

isang pakiramdam ng pangungulila

wistfulness in her voice

pangungulila sa kanyang boses

a hint of wistfulness

isang bahagyang pangungulila

wistfulness in his eyes

pangungulila sa kanyang mga mata

Real-world Examples

It has a wistfulness to it, a persuasiveness that really gets you in the heart.

Mayroon itong lungkot, isang nakakahimok na katangian na talagang nakakaantig sa puso.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

Maybe, she said with a hint of wistfulness, he could enjoy it with his own young children.

Siguro, sabi niya nang may bahid ng lungkot, maaari niya itong tangkilikin kasama ang kanyang sariling mga anak.

Source: Past exam papers for the English major level 4 reading section.

And her filmy wandering eyes fixed themselves with an intensity of wistfulness on Mrs. Thornton's face.

At ang kanyang mapanukala at naglalakbay na mga mata ay nakatuon nang may matinding lungkot sa mukha ni Mrs. Thornton.

Source: South and North (Middle)

Then, being twenty-two, she was apt to conclude the mystic interview by laughing at herself, though not without a continued wistfulness.

Pagkatapos, sa pagiging dalawampu't dalawa, madalas niyang tapusin ang mahiwagang pag-uusap sa pamamagitan ng pagtawa sa kanyang sarili, kahit hindi pa rin mawala ang kanyang lungkot.

Source: Lonely Heart (Part 1)

He smiles warmly toward Cameron and adds with just a hint of wistfulness, He was a sweetie. But the sweetness of those early years would sour in cinematic fashion.

Ngumiti siya nang mainit kay Cameron at dinagdag nang may bahid ng lungkot, Ang lalaki ay napakabait. Ngunit ang tamis ng mga unang taon na iyon ay magiging maasim sa paraang cinematic.

Source: People Magazine

" Do you dislike my mind-reading" ? she asked, and, across their two just touching shoulders, gave him her sudden look of smiling wistfulness. " Do you hate it" ?

" Ayaw mo ba sa kakayahan kong mabasa ang isip mo?" tanong niya, at, sa kanilang dalawang magkadikit na balikat, ibinigay niya sa kanya ang kanyang biglaang pagtingin ng nakangiting lungkot. " Galit ka ba dito?"

Source: Lonely Heart (Part 1)

We were in the same Senior Society, and while we were never intimate I always had the impression that he approved of me and wanted me to like him with some harsh, defiant wistfulness of his own.

Kami ay nasa parehong Senior Society, at kahit na hindi kami naging malapit, palagi kong napansin na siya ay pumapayag sa akin at gusto niya akong magustuhan siya nang may ilang matigas at mapangahas na lungkot.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

The oversize, silky, mutton-chop, sleeve on the aristocratic stone ledge, a picture which would be creamy with self-congratulation, were it not for a trace of wistfulness about his face, as if he can't quite believe all this success.

Ang malaki, malambot, mutton-chop, manggas sa aristocratic na stone ledge, isang larawan na magiging creamy na may pagpupuri sa sarili, kung hindi dahil sa isang bakas ng lungkot sa kanyang mukha, na para bang hindi niya lubos na mapaniwala ang lahat ng tagumpay na ito.

Source: The Power of Art - Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Mr. Grew's chest collapsed, and he became suddenly conscious of his comic face in its rim of sandy whiskers. " That's not the only way, " he said, with a touch of wistfulness which escaped his wife's analysis.

Bumagsak ang dibdib ni Mr. Grew, at bigla niyang namalayan ang kanyang nakakatawang mukha sa gilid ng kanyang mga wisker na parang buhangin. " Hindi iyan ang tanging paraan, " sabi niya, nang may bahid ng lungkot na nakatakas sa pagsusuri ng kanyang asawa.

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

I found a card for a funeral service for Terrence Weber, so I tried Frank Weber and discovered, with some wistfulness, that she had named her son after her beloved husband, who had died years before he was even born.

Nakahanap ako ng card para sa isang serbisyo sa libing para kay Terrence Weber, kaya sinubukan ko si Frank Weber at nadiskubre, nang may ilang lungkot, na pinangalanan niya ang kanyang anak pagkatapos ng kanyang minamahal na asawa, na namatay mga taon bago pa man siya ipinanganak.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

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