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Definition of downcast in English: downcastadjectiveˈdaʊnkɑːstˈdaʊnˌkæst 1(of a person's eyes) looking downwards. her modestly downcast eyes Example sentencesExamples - The lady in waiting was silent, with downcast eyes and a broken spirit.
- The proper external conduct of the body - such as the wearing of the robe neatly, good deportment, downcast eyes, and observation of good behaviour - is frequently seen as evidence for a state of virtue.
- Simple St George listens with downcast eyes before the ancient hermit's gaze harrowed by visions; abashed, although he has accomplished more.
- The exchanged looks, downcast eyes, or brutal and grim determination of the guards all make this film seem real.
- There will be applause, appropriate blushing and downcast eyes on my part, followed by an incredible job offer.
- Her downcast eyes rise to meet the men of the Coventry household, first the handsome young brothers, then the filthy-rich uncle.
- Many times in the film, an arched eyebrow, a downcast eye (followed by a POV shot), or wrinkled, furrowed brow says a lot more than the witty bon mots that the cast members like to throw about.
- With his cane, his downcast eyes, and bandy legged gait, he is the antithesis of Hollywood muscle-bound steroid cases.
- I studied her downcast eyes and continued: ‘Who did these then?’
- ‘He was downtown and got jumped,’ he replied with downcast eyes.
- Since her eyes were usually downcast, it could be slightly disconcerting when she raised them and looked at you directly.
- Bond noticed that he had not enquired his own name and finally volunteered with downcast eye, ‘My name is Gerda.’
- She is almost always shown in profile and never engages the viewer, but with downcast eyes she seems intensely self-absorbed or excessively demure.
- Chloe raised her blue downcast eyes and stared up at the young woman who had appeared in front of the breakfast table.
- The men we met walked past slow, unsmiling, with downcast eyes, as if the melancholy of an over-burdened earth had weighted their feet, bowed their shoulders, borne down their glances.
- His eyes are always downcast, he never lifts his glance.
- He probably didn't see his demise coming until Sulzberger's downcast eyes telegraphed it to him.
- The simple, archaic gesture, a performance of downcast eyes and busy hands, puts across a feminist rereading of the woman's straightjacket.
- Or Binodini of ‘Choker Bali’ whose downcast eyes promised the quiet glow of life after sunset, and the raised ones the joy of sunshine after a gloomy shower?
- Eyes are usually downcast, focused elsewhere.
2(of a person) feeling despondent. Example sentencesExamples - The council and officers were very downcast, but decided to keep trying for the long-term benefit of the town.
- It's not often that anything wipes the cheery grin off his face but he was downcast on learning the bad news that his finger was broken.
- A woman who appears to be a downcast person who lives under bridges, turns out to be has a metamorphose into a princess and has a regal personage.
- It is the same scene with the crucial difference that the young farmer has disappeared, leaving the hesitant, downcast girl still dangling her straw hat, its ribbons stirring gently in the breeze.
- Three months ago he returned from Australia and then the World Cup a downcast cricketer.
- Salmond's first two weeks of the campaign, however, have brought some much-needed good heart to many of its still downcast members.
- He was alternately downcast and defiant, becoming more animated in his exchanges with the judge as the hearing went on.
- Yet marvels of all, we saw no crying women or downcast men.
- The little girl wasn't downcast for long, however, and she grabbed Peter's hand.
- One early morning a few weeks ago, I noticed a downcast boy alone in the park kicking a can.
- The Black Cap depicts a downcast figure swallowed by a voluminous skirt that occupies the entire lower surface of the painting.
- I looked to my feet, then across at my downcast companion.
- For a day he was downcast but soon he was talking about auditioning for a local production of ‘Brigadoon.’
- Yet she was always downcast, antisocial, and she wrote the darkest poetry, which she shared with me.
- There comes a definitive moment at the end of every Super Bowl when exuberant and downcast fans alike know when to shut off the TV, or at least change the channel.
- The huge crowd at Colbert Station was an instant spur to the downcast players some of whom quickly wiped away the tears to savour what proved to be a memorable occasion.
- Around the corner, with the rest of the Celtic fans, Sean is downcast about the 3-2 win for Rangers, but sure his team can bounce back.
- The mood of the people was downcast after Australia notched up a whopping 359.
- Brazil's players were downcast and apologised.
- His winning photographs show a downcast girl in St Marks Square and a girl sitting at a table in Venice.
Synonyms despondent, disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, downhearted, low-spirited, in low spirits, hopeless, cast down, crestfallen, down, low, disconsolate, in despair, despairing, wretched, oppressed sad, melancholy, gloomy, glum, morose, doleful, dismal, woebegone, miserable, depressed, dejected, distressed, sorrowful defeatist, pessimistic informal blue, down in the mouth, down in the dumps, as sick as a parrot
nounˈdaʊnkɑːstˈdaʊnˌkæst A shaft dug in a mine for extra ventilation. Example sentencesExamples - The probable explanation is, that the return air was leaking across into the downcast shaft at various levels.
Synonyms mineshaft, tunnel, passage, pit, adit, downcast, upcast
Definition of downcast in US English: downcastadjectiveˈdounˌkastˈdaʊnˌkæst 1(of a person's eyes) looking downward. her modestly downcast eyes Example sentencesExamples - His eyes are always downcast, he never lifts his glance.
- Eyes are usually downcast, focused elsewhere.
- Chloe raised her blue downcast eyes and stared up at the young woman who had appeared in front of the breakfast table.
- Many times in the film, an arched eyebrow, a downcast eye (followed by a POV shot), or wrinkled, furrowed brow says a lot more than the witty bon mots that the cast members like to throw about.
- The men we met walked past slow, unsmiling, with downcast eyes, as if the melancholy of an over-burdened earth had weighted their feet, bowed their shoulders, borne down their glances.
- Or Binodini of ‘Choker Bali’ whose downcast eyes promised the quiet glow of life after sunset, and the raised ones the joy of sunshine after a gloomy shower?
- Bond noticed that he had not enquired his own name and finally volunteered with downcast eye, ‘My name is Gerda.’
- The exchanged looks, downcast eyes, or brutal and grim determination of the guards all make this film seem real.
- Since her eyes were usually downcast, it could be slightly disconcerting when she raised them and looked at you directly.
- There will be applause, appropriate blushing and downcast eyes on my part, followed by an incredible job offer.
- Simple St George listens with downcast eyes before the ancient hermit's gaze harrowed by visions; abashed, although he has accomplished more.
- The simple, archaic gesture, a performance of downcast eyes and busy hands, puts across a feminist rereading of the woman's straightjacket.
- He probably didn't see his demise coming until Sulzberger's downcast eyes telegraphed it to him.
- She is almost always shown in profile and never engages the viewer, but with downcast eyes she seems intensely self-absorbed or excessively demure.
- The proper external conduct of the body - such as the wearing of the robe neatly, good deportment, downcast eyes, and observation of good behaviour - is frequently seen as evidence for a state of virtue.
- I studied her downcast eyes and continued: ‘Who did these then?’
- With his cane, his downcast eyes, and bandy legged gait, he is the antithesis of Hollywood muscle-bound steroid cases.
- Her downcast eyes rise to meet the men of the Coventry household, first the handsome young brothers, then the filthy-rich uncle.
- The lady in waiting was silent, with downcast eyes and a broken spirit.
- ‘He was downtown and got jumped,’ he replied with downcast eyes.
2(of a person) feeling despondent. Example sentencesExamples - The huge crowd at Colbert Station was an instant spur to the downcast players some of whom quickly wiped away the tears to savour what proved to be a memorable occasion.
- There comes a definitive moment at the end of every Super Bowl when exuberant and downcast fans alike know when to shut off the TV, or at least change the channel.
- He was alternately downcast and defiant, becoming more animated in his exchanges with the judge as the hearing went on.
- The little girl wasn't downcast for long, however, and she grabbed Peter's hand.
- Yet she was always downcast, antisocial, and she wrote the darkest poetry, which she shared with me.
- Yet marvels of all, we saw no crying women or downcast men.
- A woman who appears to be a downcast person who lives under bridges, turns out to be has a metamorphose into a princess and has a regal personage.
- Salmond's first two weeks of the campaign, however, have brought some much-needed good heart to many of its still downcast members.
- One early morning a few weeks ago, I noticed a downcast boy alone in the park kicking a can.
- Around the corner, with the rest of the Celtic fans, Sean is downcast about the 3-2 win for Rangers, but sure his team can bounce back.
- It's not often that anything wipes the cheery grin off his face but he was downcast on learning the bad news that his finger was broken.
- The mood of the people was downcast after Australia notched up a whopping 359.
- Three months ago he returned from Australia and then the World Cup a downcast cricketer.
- His winning photographs show a downcast girl in St Marks Square and a girl sitting at a table in Venice.
- The Black Cap depicts a downcast figure swallowed by a voluminous skirt that occupies the entire lower surface of the painting.
- Brazil's players were downcast and apologised.
- I looked to my feet, then across at my downcast companion.
- It is the same scene with the crucial difference that the young farmer has disappeared, leaving the hesitant, downcast girl still dangling her straw hat, its ribbons stirring gently in the breeze.
- For a day he was downcast but soon he was talking about auditioning for a local production of ‘Brigadoon.’
- The council and officers were very downcast, but decided to keep trying for the long-term benefit of the town.
Synonyms despondent, disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, downhearted, low-spirited, in low spirits, hopeless, cast down, crestfallen, down, low, disconsolate, in despair, despairing, wretched, oppressed
nounˈdounˌkastˈdaʊnˌkæst A shaft dug in a mine for extra ventilation. Example sentencesExamples - The probable explanation is, that the return air was leaking across into the downcast shaft at various levels.
Synonyms mineshaft, tunnel, passage, pit, adit, downcast, upcast
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