abiding

Also used as

abiding is also the present participle and gerund of abide.

Examples of abiding in a sentence

• However, one abiding weakness with such data collection is that people’s beliefs about their speech habits may not necessarily tally with reality.2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual...
• Through all their projects, their abiding ethos has been observing and responding to the site and its existing ecology and growth patterns.2026 May, Cyrus Dunham, “Nature's Way”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 106:

All 15 example sentences with abiding

Synonyms of abiding

• diuturnal
• prolonged

Forms of abiding

Origin of abiding

Present participle or participial adjective from abide (verb) + -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of abiden, abyden (“to abide”).

From Middle English abydynge, abidynge, -inge [verbal noun of abiden, abyden (“to abide”)], from Old English abīdung; or, verbal noun from abide (verb) + -ing.

Words formed from abiding

• abidingly
• abidingness
• nonabiding
• unabiding
• abiding-place

Phrases with abiding

• abiding by
• abiding place
• abiding places

Words that rhyme with abiding

• riding
• confiding
• biding
• gliding
• guiding
• hiding
• paragliding
• sliding
• striding
• backsliding
• bestriding
• betiding

Questions about abiding

What does abiding mean?

Abiding means continuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.

How do you use abiding in a sentence?

However, one abiding weakness with such data collection is that people’s beliefs about their speech habits may not necessarily tally with reality.

What part of speech is abiding?

Abiding can be an adjective or a noun.

How do you pronounce abiding?

Abiding is pronounced /əˈbaɪ.dɪŋ/ (US).