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abstaining meaning

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    Definition of abstaining in English Dictionary

  • VerbBFabstainSGabstainsPT, PPabstainedSUF-ing
    1. present participle of abstain.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • John had 25 pounds weightloss after abstaining from soda and running 2 miles in the morning 5 days a week.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Verbs
        • Verb forms
          • Participles
            • Present participles

      Other Vocabulary

      Look-Alike Words
      1. en obtaining
      2. en absailing
      3. en assaining
      4. en attaining
      5. en sustaining
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of abstaining for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "abstaining" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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