envying

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of envy

noun

1. A feeling of envy.

   “Their moderation may perhaps keep them from the bitter envyings and hatred, to which ambitious worldlings are subject […]”

   “"What a small, worthless thing," exclaimed Henrietta, "is our existence, filled with mean envyings, paltry hopes! and, if for one instant redeemed by a true affection, or a generous emotion, what wretchedness is sure to follow the indulgence of either!"”