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heroing

heroing noun: the act of being a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist). Also the present participle and gerund of hero.

Noun

heroing (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The act of being a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).
    • The other was a giant many-headed serpent. Theseus couldn’t be sure, because his heroing specialty had never been serpents, but he was pretty sure that it was the Lernean Hydra.2011, Dwain Smith, Bullheaded, CreateSpace, page 38

Also used as

heroing is also the present participle and gerund of hero.

Phrases with heroing

Questions about heroing

What does heroing mean?
Heroing means the act of being a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).
What part of speech is heroing?
Heroing is a noun.

Words near heroing in the dictionary

  1. heroine
  2. heroinedom
  3. heroinely
  4. heroines
  5. heroineship
  6. heroing
  7. heroinic
  8. heroinism
  9. heroinist
  10. heroinists
  11. heroinize

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