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atrophying

atrophying noun: the process by which something atrophies. Also the present participle and gerund of atrophy.

Noun

atrophying (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The process by which something atrophies.
    • Neoliberalism has entailed the destruction of workers' organizations across the Global North and the atrophying of mass associational politics more generally.2022, Sam Moore and Alex Roberts, “Online far-right ecologism and far-right movements”, in The Rise of Ecofascism: Climate Change and the Far Right, page 73

Also used as

atrophying is also the present participle and gerund of atrophy.

Questions about atrophying

What does atrophying mean?
Atrophying means the process by which something atrophies.
What part of speech is atrophying?
Atrophying is a noun.

Words near atrophying in the dictionary

  1. atrophoderma vermiculata
  2. atrophoderma vermiculatum
  3. atrophodermas
  4. atrophodermia vermiculata
  5. atrophy
  6. atrophying
  7. atropia
  8. atropias
  9. atropin
  10. atropine
  11. atropines

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