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Search phrase: impatience

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.72Made out of her impatience – which not wantedMade out of her impatience: which not wanted
Antony and CleopatraAC II.vi.42Put me to some impatience. Though I losePut me to some impatience: though I loose
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.78Patience is sottish, and impatience doesPatience is sottish, and impatience does
As You Like ItAYL V.ii.92All humbleness, all patience, and impatience,All humblenesse, all patience, and impatience,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE II.i.86Fie, how impatience loureth in your face.Fie how impatience lowreth in your face. 
CoriolanusCor V.vi.146.2His own impatienceHis owne impatience,
CymbelineCym V.iv.112Express impatience, lest you stir up mine.Expresse Impatience, least you stirre vp mine:
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.50Out of my grief and my impatienceOut of my Greefe, and my Impatience,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.vii.8Rough deeds of rage and stern impatience;Rough deeds of Rage, and sterne Impatience:
Henry VI Part 33H6 III.iii.42O, but impatience waiteth on true sorrow.O, but impatience waiteth on true sorrow.
Julius CaesarJC I.iii.61To see the strange impatience of the heavens;To see the strange impatience of the Heauens:
Julius CaesarJC II.i.248Fearing to strengthen that impatienceFearing to strengthen that impatience
King JohnKJ IV.iii.32Sir, sir, impatience hath his privilege.Sir, sir, impatience hath his priuiledge.
King LearKL III.vi.4All the power of his wits have given way to his impatience.All the powre of his wits, haue giuen way to his impatience:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.274is ready to crack with impatience. Who says this isis ready to cracke with impatience: who saies this is
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.iii.77Let him die. Sheathe thy impatience; throw coldLet him die: sheath thy impatience: throw cold
Richard IIIR3 II.ii.38What means this scene of rude impatience?What meanes this Scene of rude impatience?
Richard IIIR3 IV.iv.157Then patiently hear my impatience.Then patiently heare my impatience.

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.217 This said, impatience chokes her pleading tongue, This said, impatience chokes her pleading tongue,

Glossary

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come[expressing impatience, incredulity, exasperation] come on, come off it
frettingimpatience, vexation, frustration
go[exclamation of impatience] no more of that
good-year[expression of impatience] what the deuce
hangedexclamation of impatience, irritation
hoydayexclamation of contemptuous surprise, impatience
humsay ‘hum’ [as a sign of displeasure, dissatisfaction, impatience, etc]
impatiencelack of composure, failure to bear suffering well
impatienceanger, rage, fury
marry come upexpression of (real or playful) impatience
peaceexclamation of reproach or impatience
pishstrong exclamation of contempt, impatience, disgust
poohexclamation of scorn, contempt, impatience
pushexclamation of contempt or impatience
whenexclamation of impatience or derision

Thesaurus

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impatiencefretting
impatience [expression of]come
impatience [expression of]hum

Themes and Topics

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Exclamations...e emotions (contempt disdain disgust impatience indignation etc) than positive ones (...
...hither my lord [hamlet] buzz buzz impatience or contempt when being told something ...
...rsquo you may call it go to go to impatience - cf modern &lsquo come come&rsquo [...
...7 how got they in and be hanged impatience irritation heigh-ho hey-ho ...
...ay a riddle contemptuous surprise impatience marry come up rj ii v 62 ...
...re you so hot marry come up i trow impatience surprise shock [real or affected] ...
...t you rogue you pluck my foot awry impatience irritation out alas 3h6 i...
...he&rsquo s not thy kinsman reproach impatience pish oth iv i 41 it is n...
...that shakes me thus pish contempt impatience disgust [here very strong] p...
... affection pooh scorn contempt impatience pow waw cor ii i 136 [vi...
... push did you see my cap contempt impatience [cf pish] rope a 1h6 i ii...
... am i not of her blood tilly-vally impatience - cf modern &lsquo nonsense &rsquo ...
...j i i 197 tut i have left myself impatience dissatisfaction when jc ii...
... when lucius when awake i say impatience when ay 1h4 ii i 40 [ga...
... strike now or else the iron cools impatience positive attitudes che...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
IMPATIENCEBASICsee PATIENCE
PATIENCENOTimpatience adj

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