wistful

ಹಂಬಲಿಸುವ
definition
adjective
a wistful smile
having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing.
translation of 'wistful '
ಹಂಬಲಿಸುವ,
ಚಾಪಲ್ಯದ
example
Tin became 'wistful' and in a surge of nostalgia offered to show me round.
Clarke has responded to his critics with a dollop of 'wistful' regret, followed by an adamant refusal to back down.
Gregory felt a chill run up his spine at the 'wistful' , dreamy tone of her voice.
He held in a 'wistful' sigh and smiled warmly when her eyes flicked up in the mirror, meeting his.
There was a 'wistful' , daydreaming quality to Pete's voice that lulled me almost to sleep as we rode.
The look on his face is, by now, nearly 'wistful' ; the smile almost bittersweet.
The entire point of this post wasn't to engage in 'wistful' remembrances.
She chuckled lightly and exhaled a sigh caught somewhere in between 'wistful' and dreamy.
Christian's eyebrows rose good-naturedly and his bow shaped mouth formed a 'wistful' smile.
Hanging in the heart of Edinburgh, Constable's vision of Dedham Vale is a 'wistful' window on to the very soul of rural England.
What distinguishes Harcourt from his contemporaries is the way he laces his stories with 'wistful' charm and surreal humour.
As I scraped applesauce and cream of eel from countless plates I felt 'wistful' .
If you ask about her previous boyfriend and she gets a small, 'wistful' smile on her face, change the subject.
Director Bob Baker seems to have an innate understanding of the Coward paradox, that 'wistful' vitriol.
This part of the song comes out as something of a 'wistful' ballad, but more interesting than most.
They ran through emotions from funny, romantic and sad, to witty, 'wistful' and thought-provoking.
All four 'wistful' and melodic tracks document yearning and loss with an almost angelic intervention.
And so, against all the odds, and all the elements, Powell got to make his 'wistful' and impassioned film.
I could see him going back in time and a small, 'wistful' smile curled up on his lips.
It has a 'wistful' quality, a longing for a world gone never to return, which an author of Sampson's vintage can and should be excused.
No matter how 'wistfully' we may long for the fountain of youth, the fact is that Laws of Thermodynamics are irrefutable.
These days we look back 'wistfully' towards our lost youth.
A seasonal 'wistfulness' follows as I remember the faces and places of the Christmases of the past.
She saw a homesickness and 'wistfulness' , and suddenly thought of the Little Mermaid in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, before Disney left its mark on the classic.
Rarely accused of being a great actor herself, she is a tremendous movie star and undercuts her stunning physical presence with a genuine vulnerability and 'wistfulness' that might make her the most realistic character in the picture.
He just stands up there, waves 'wistfully' and commands his flock to give ten percent of their wages and go out and help the people of the world.
He rustles through a newspaper, muttering disapproval, shaking his head and sighing 'wistfully' about what might have been.
My flirting with him represents some 'wistfulness' , nostalgia and regret of those years past.
She gazes 'wistfully' over the rooftops to where her lover lives.
In contrast to the 'wistfulness' associated with nostalgia, however, the feeling here was one of nervousness, and even desperation.
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