confirming

confirming is the present participle and gerund of confirm.

Meaning of confirm

confirm (third-person singular simple present confirms, present participle confirming, simple past and past participle confirmed)

To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

Synonyms:

strengthen
(transitive) To administer the sacrament of confirmation on (someone).
- She pulled through with the boy till he was confirmed; but then she told him that she could not feed him any longer; he would have to go out and earn his own bread.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 215
To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
- Despite all the evidence confirming the existence of the Protheans, little is known about their culture and society. From time to time, dig sites will yield new clues, but after 50,000 years of decay, little of value is unearthed.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Protheans: Data Discs Codex entry
Synonyms:

corroborate, roborate
(transitive) To approve a proposal or nomination.
- The Senate must confirm federal court appointments.
Synonyms:

roborate

confirming (plural confirmings)

plural	confirmings

What does confirming mean?: Confirming means an act of confirmation.
What is confirming the present participle and gerund of?: Confirming is the present participle and gerund of confirm.
What part of speech is confirming?: Confirming is a noun.
What is the plural of confirming?: The plural of confirming is confirmings.

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