resenting

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resenting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Resent \Re*sent"\ (r?-z?nt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resented; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Resenting.] [F. ressentir; L. pref. re- re- +
     sentire to feel. See Sense.]
     1. To be sensible of; to feel; as:
        (a) In a good sense, to take well; to receive with
            satisfaction. [Obs.]
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                  Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons
                  more favorably resented by compassionate
                  readers.                          --Sir T.
                                                    Browne.
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        (b) In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury
            or affront; to be indignant at.
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     2. To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by
        words or acts.
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              The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably
              what he might have resented safely.   --Bolingbroke.
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     3. To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling;
        -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of
        scent to smell. See Resent, v. i. [Obs.]
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              This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly
              savor in the soul of Saul.            --Fuller.
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              Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his
              drift.                                --Fuller.
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