pitying

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pity \Pit"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pitied; p. pr. & vb. n. Pitying.]

1.To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering. [1913 Webster]

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.— Ps. ciii. 13.[1913 Webster]

2.To move to pity; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

It pitieth them to see her in the dust.— Bk. of Com. Prayer.[1913 Webster]

Pitying \Pit"y*ing\, a. Expressing pity; as, a pitying eye, glance, or word. -- Pit"y*ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]