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imprisoning

/ɪmˈpɹɪzənɪŋ/

imprisoning is the present participle and gerund of imprison.

Meaning of imprison

Verb

imprison (third-person singular simple present imprisons, present participle imprisoning, simple past and past participle imprisoned)

  1. (transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
    • One of the village's most notable sons was Thomas Grantham, a Baptist church leader born in 1634, who was persecuted and imprisoned in the struggle for nonconformist beliefs during the reign of Charles II.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, about Halton Holegate
    Synonyms:
    bang up, gaol, jail, lock up, put away, immure, send to the Tower, bastille, clap up, confine

Questions about imprisoning

What is imprisoning the present participle and gerund of?
Imprisoning is the present participle and gerund of imprison.
How do you pronounce imprisoning?
Imprisoning is pronounced /ɪmˈpɹɪzənɪŋ/.

Words near imprisoning in the dictionary

  1. imprisoned
  2. imprisoner
  3. imprisoners
  4. imprisonest
  5. imprisoneth
  6. imprisoning
  7. imprisonment
  8. imprisonment warrant
  9. imprisonment warrants
  10. imprisonments
  11. imprisons

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