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braving

/ˈbɹeɪvɪŋ/

braving adjective: daring; defiant. Also the present participle and gerund of brave.

Adjective

braving (comparative more braving, superlative most braving)

  1. (archaic) Daring; defiant.
    • agree[…] in a most braving manner1667 March 24 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “March 15th, 1666–1667”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume...

Noun

braving (plural bravings)

  1. A bravado; a boast.
    • With so proud a strain / Of threats and bravings.1614–1615, Homer, “(please specify the book number)”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., Homer’s Odysses. […], London: […] Rich[ard] Field [and William Jaggard], for Nathaniell Butter, published 1615...

Also used as

braving is also the present participle and gerund of brave.

Forms of braving

Adjective
comparativemore braving
superlativemost braving
Noun
pluralbravings

Words formed from braving

Phrases with braving

Words that rhyme with braving

Questions about braving

What does braving mean?
Braving means daring; defiant.
What part of speech is braving?
Braving can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce braving?
Braving is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪvɪŋ/.

Words near braving in the dictionary

  1. braves
  2. braves out
  3. bravesome
  4. bravest
  5. bravi
  6. braving
  7. braving out
  8. bravingly
  9. bravings
  10. Bravington
  11. bravish

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