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escaping

/ɪsˈkeɪpɪŋ/

escaping noun: the act of one who escapes; an escape. Also the present participle and gerund of escape.

Noun

escaping (plural escapings)

  1. The act of one who escapes; an escape.
  2. That which escapes or leaks out; an emission.
    • The faint, yet growing escapings of gas were in her nostrils as she slumped into a chair and began painfully to scrawl on the paper.1947, Joseph Dever, No Lasting Home, page 406
    • Loud rumblings in the bunkhouse that night awakened the punchers often, with many rude comments made about the gastronomical escapings of certain people.2006, William W. Johnstone, Gunsight Crossing

Also used as

escaping is also the present participle and gerund of escape.

escaping meaning in Malayalam

escaping in Malayalam

രക്ഷപെടുന്നു

Forms of escaping

pluralescapings

Words that rhyme with escaping

Questions about escaping

What does escaping mean?
Escaping means the act of one who escapes; an escape.
What is escaping in Malayalam?
Escaping in Malayalam is രക്ഷപെടുന്നു. See Escaping meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is escaping?
Escaping is a noun.
How do you pronounce escaping?
Escaping is pronounced /ɪsˈkeɪpɪŋ/.
What is the plural of escaping?
The plural of escaping is escapings.

Words near escaping in the dictionary

  1. escapes
  2. escapest
  3. escapeth
  4. escapeway
  5. escapeways
  6. escaping
  7. escapingly
  8. escapings
  9. escapism
  10. escapisms
  11. escapist

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