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detouring

detouring is the present participle and gerund of detour.

Meaning of detour

Verb

detour (third-person singular simple present detours, present participle detouring, simple past and past participle detoured)

  1. (intransitive) To make a detour.
    • Petrelis detoured away from southern activities to visit Chicago and help draw attention to lesbian, gay and AIDS issues during the Illinois primary March 16.1988 April 9, Elizabeth Pincus, “Freedom Ride Supports Southern Les/Gay Visibility”, in Gay Community News, page 3
  2. (transitive) To direct or send on a detour.

See all 5 meanings of detour

Noun

detouring (plural detourings)

  1. The act of taking a detour.

Forms of detouring

pluraldetourings

Questions about detouring

What does detouring mean?
Detouring means the act of taking a detour.
What is detouring the present participle and gerund of?
Detouring is the present participle and gerund of detour.
What part of speech is detouring?
Detouring is a noun.
What is the plural of detouring?
The plural of detouring is detourings.

Words near detouring in the dictionary

  1. detotalized
  2. detotalizes
  3. detotalizing
  4. detour
  5. detoured
  6. detouring
  7. detourings
  8. detouristified
  9. detouristifies
  10. detouristify
  11. detouristifying

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