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orbiting

orbiting noun: the act or practice of ceasing communication with another person, but continuing to follow them or interact with them on social media. Also the present participle and gerund of orbit.

Noun

orbiting (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, neologism, slang, social media) The act or practice of ceasing communication with another person, but continuing to follow them or interact with them on social media.

Also used as

orbiting is also the present participle and gerund of orbit.

Questions about orbiting

What does orbiting mean?
Orbiting means the act or practice of ceasing communication with another person, but continuing to follow them or interact with them on social media.
What part of speech is orbiting?
Orbiting is a noun.

Words near orbiting in the dictionary

  1. orbiter
  2. orbiters
  3. orbitestellid
  4. orbitestellids
  5. orbities
  6. orbiting
  7. orbito-
  8. orbitocerebral
  9. orbitoclast
  10. orbitoclasts
  11. orbitofrontal

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