freeing
/ˈfɹiːɪŋ/
freeing is the present participle and gerund of free.
Meaning of free
Verb
free (third-person singular simple present frees, present participle freeing, simple past and past participle freed)
- To make free; set at liberty; release.
- Pro.[…]Spirit, fine ſpirit, Ile free thee / Within two dayes for this.1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
- To rid of something that confines or oppresses.
- Then I walked about, till I found on the further side, a great river of sweet water, running with a strong current; whereupon I called to mind the boat-raft I had made aforetime and said to myself, "Needs must I make another; haply I may free me from this strait. If I escape, I have my desire and I...1885, Richard F. Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 564
- To relinquish (previously allocated memory) to the system.
- There is no way to access that original area of memory, nor is there any way to free it before the program ends.2002, Jesse Liberty, SAMS Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours, page 148
Noun
freeing (countable and uncountable, plural freeings)
- The act of making something free; liberation.
- However again, in these freeings of voices it should be observed that the African American Southern voice and character is framed within the freed European American Southern voice.1991, Gayl Jones, Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition in African American Literature
- The freeing of funding from a never-ending pipeline of expensive road schemes is going to happen over time, and will allow mult-modal schemes to be funded first.2024 February 7, Lee Waters tells Conrad Landin, “A mission to improve transport for Wales”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 35
Adjective
freeing (comparative more freeing, superlative most freeing)
- Making one free; causing someone to experience freedom.
- Reimagining a ’90s-style “cool” Marvel bad guy as a Universal Monster-style antihero is a great, potentially freeing idea for a superhero picture, providing the opportunity to connect otherwise disparate eras of comics and genre movies.2024 October 23, Jesse Hassenger, “Tom Hardy takes one more hit-and-miss spin with a symbiote in Venom: The Last Dance”, in AV Club
- Synonyms:
- liberating
Synonyms of freeing
Forms of freeing
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | freeings |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more freeing |
| superlative | most freeing |
Words formed from freeing
Phrases with freeing
Words that rhyme with freeing
Questions about freeing
- What does freeing mean?
- Freeing means the act of making something free; liberation.
- What is freeing the present participle and gerund of?
- Freeing is the present participle and gerund of free.
- What part of speech is freeing?
- Freeing can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce freeing?
- Freeing is pronounced /ˈfɹiːɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of freeing?
- The plural of freeing is freeings.
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