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Definition of Chagrining
1. chagrin [v] - See also: chagrin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chagrining
Literary usage of Chagrining
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1879)
"... as they do now, with a gayety of dress, importance of air, and grandeur of
equipage, very chagrining to the impoverished inhabitants, who maintain them. ..."
2. The Writings of George Washington by George Washington (1890)
"Nothing can be conceived more chagrining, than for an officer to see himself
destitute of every necessary, while another, not only in the service of the ..."
3. Collections of the New York Historical Society for the Year by New-York Historical Society (1880)
"Indeed, the delay has been extremely injurious and chagrining to me, and has most
effectually operated as a punishment much more severe than I deserved, ..."
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