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detainings

detainings is the plural of detaining.

Meaning of detaining

Noun

detaining (plural detainings)

  1. A delay, hindrance, or impediment; the act of holding back.
    • The heavy rain was a detaining on their progress.
  2. The act by which someone is detained; detention.
    • The suspect’s detaining lasted several hours.

Questions about detainings

What is detainings the plural of?
Detainings is the plural of detaining.

Words near detainings in the dictionary

  1. detainers
  2. detainest
  3. detaineth
  4. detaining
  5. detainingly
  6. detainings
  7. detainment
  8. detainments
  9. detains
  10. detangle
  11. detangled

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Adapted from Wiktionary: detainings (page history and authors); detaining (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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