disdaining
disdaining is the present participle and gerund of disdain.
Meaning of disdain
Verb
disdain (third-person singular simple present disdains, present participle disdaining, simple past and past participle disdained)
- To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt.
- When the Philistine […] saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 17:42
- To be indignant or offended.
- When the chefe prestes and scribes sawe, the marveylles that he dyd [...], they desdayned, and sayde unto hym: hearest thou what these saye?1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew
Noun
disdaining (countable and uncountable, plural disdainings)
- Disdain.
- She disdained everybody; and because of her disdainings it was believed that the master of her beauty was the Lord of Darkness; and that seemed reasonable.2019, Thomas A. Janvier, Legends of the City of Mexico
Forms of disdaining
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Questions about disdaining
- What does disdaining mean?
- Disdaining means disdain.
- What is disdaining the present participle and gerund of?
- Disdaining is the present participle and gerund of disdain.
- What part of speech is disdaining?
- Disdaining is a noun.
- What is the plural of disdaining?
- The plural of disdaining is disdainings.
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