misgive

"Lady Maude advised me in it, and I cannot say I repent it now, though my heart does misgive ever and again," he replied.

From Heiress of Haddon by William E. Doubleday

Why misgive, And force on ills you fear!

From The Dynasts by Thomas Hardy

That would be briefer and better—and perhaps Leo's heart would misgive him—perhaps . . . but in any case, anything must be better than this suspense.

From A Bride of the Plains by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy

“Did not your mind misgive you yet?” asks Eubolus.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power

There was something in this reply, and the tone in which it was uttered, that made the baron's heart misgive him; but he rallied his forces and repeated his hospitable entreaties.

From Humorous Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough

My heart misgave; a sudden fear struck me.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

"Pray God it may be so!" said Stewart, in a low voice, but his heart misgave him.

From The Girl from Alsace A Romance of the Great War, Originally Published under the Title of Little Comrade by Burton Egbert Stevenson

I have often told them of it since—it was really that I did feel such an interest in the dear children, and my mind misgave me from the first about that nurse—it did so indeed.

From Nurse Heatherdale's Story by Mrs. (Mary Louisa) Molesworth

Her heart misgave her; he was her foster-child—dear to her as her own.

From Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories by Louisa Morgan

For a space of several beats her heart misgave her....

From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Louis Joseph Vance

And Sohrab, too, in his camp lauded the might of Rustem, and he said how the battle had been sore, and how his mind had misgiven him of the issue.

From Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People by Hamilton Wright Mabie

His mind had misgiven him all the while that things were not right with Lenz, but he had reasoned away his fears and been merry with his godson.

From Edelweiss A Story by Berthold Auerbach

London had always sounded bleak and distant and terrible to her; and her heart had misgiven her at the idea of leaving her aunt.

From He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope

He told me his heart had misgiven him sadly.

From The Monikins by James Fenimore Cooper

Perhaps, for all he knew, it had misgiven her often, but she did not say so now.

From What Necessity Knows by Lily Dougall

But I had no such misgiving at the Ahmanson, whether because of some slight editing or perhaps just a smoother handling of the setup moments.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025

Despite their misgiving, both Lancaster and Wilson publicly urged their colleagues to ratify the tentative agreement, saying that rejecting it wouldn’t lead to better outcomes.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023

And it was my primary misgiving about the entire project, right?

From Salon ● May 29, 2022

The man, identified as Juror 20, was seated on the jury despite one misgiving: He was supposed to get married on May 1 in Florida, when deliberations could still be taking place.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2021

Helene thought about the trip South with heavy misgiving but decided that she had the best protection: her manner and her bearing, to which she would add a beautiful dress.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison