divulging
divulging is the present participle and gerund of divulge.
Meaning of divulge
Verb
divulge (third-person singular simple present divulges, present participle divulging, simple past and past participle divulged)
- To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
- I will never divulge that secret to anyone.
- Synonyms:
- disclose
- To indicate publicly; to proclaim.
- God... marks The just man, and divulges him through heaven.1671, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC
Noun
divulging (plural divulgings)
- The act by which something is divulged.
- Though it was no longer a question of her life and safety, he knew that he could still preserve her memory from stain by keeping her secret, even though its divulgings might clear his own.1895, Bret Harte, Clarence
Forms of divulging
| plural | divulgings |
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Questions about divulging
- What does divulging mean?
- Divulging means the act by which something is divulged.
- What is divulging the present participle and gerund of?
- Divulging is the present participle and gerund of divulge.
- What part of speech is divulging?
- Divulging is a noun.
- What is the plural of divulging?
- The plural of divulging is divulgings.
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