become jealous
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Indicates the process of starting to feel jealous, often more formal.
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- He started to become jealous when his girlfriend spent more time with her new friends.
- It's easy to become jealous if you constantly compare yourself to others.
- She didn't want to become jealous, but the feelings were hard to control.
- After his sister received all the praise, he couldn't help but become jealous.
- Constant insecurity can cause a person to become intensely jealous.
- They warned him not to become jealous over trivial matters.
- If you let your fears consume you, you might become unreasonably jealous.
- He watched her interactions with others, trying not to become jealous.
- Many relationships struggle when one partner becomes overly jealous.
- It was inevitable that she would become jealous of her colleague's promotion.