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relenting

relenting noun: the act of one who relents. Also the present participle and gerund of relent.

Noun

relenting (plural relentings)

  1. The act of one who relents.
    • Oh, tell me, if there be any relentings of pity in your bosom, how could you endure it, to behold the agonies of the dying man, as, goaded by pain, he grasps the cold ground in convulsive energy […]1816, Thomas Chalmers, Thoughts on Universal Peace

Also used as

relenting is also the present participle and gerund of relent.

Forms of relenting

pluralrelentings

Questions about relenting

What does relenting mean?
Relenting means the act of one who relents.
What part of speech is relenting?
Relenting is a noun.
What is the plural of relenting?
The plural of relenting is relentings.

Words near relenting in the dictionary

  1. relenters
  2. relentest
  3. relenteth
  4. relentful
  5. relentfully
  6. relenting
  7. relentingly
  8. relentings
  9. relentless
  10. relentlessly
  11. relentlessness

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