# envying

Pronunciation: say "EN-vee-ing" /ˈɛnviɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of envy. — present participle and gerund of envy
   - Simple: The -ing form of envy. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.
   - _He was quietly envying his neighbor's promotion while congratulating him at the party._
   - _Envying other people's success rarely makes anyone more successful._

## Noun

2. A feeling of envy, or a single instance of it.
   - Simple: A feeling of wanting what another person has, often with some anger.
   - _The family business never recovered from the petty envyings between the two brothers._
   - _She noticed a sharp envying in herself each time the neighbors' new car pulled into the driveway._

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