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renewing

renewing is the present participle and gerund of renew.

Meaning of renew

Verb

renew (third-person singular simple present renews, present participle renewing, simple past and past participle renewed)

  1. (transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.
    • In such a night
      Medea gather’d the enchanted herbs
      That did renew old Æson.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (transitive) To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of.
  3. To make new spiritually; to regenerate.
    • And fassion not youre selves lyke vnto this worlde: But be ye chaunged in youre shape by the renuynge of youre wittes that ye maye fele what thynge that good yt acceptable and perfaycte will of god is.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Romans xij:[2]
  4. (archaic, intransitive) To become new, or as new; to revive.
    • […] to such as are in fear they strike a great impression, renew many times, and recal such chimeras and terrible fictions into their minds., II.2.6.ii
  5. (transitive) To begin again; to recommence.
    • This murder has been a cold case for decades until last year when the new sheriff renewed the investigation.
  6. (rare) To repeat.
    • The birds their notes renew, and bleating herds
      Attest their joy, that hill and valley rings.1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

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Noun

renewing (plural renewings)

  1. A renewal.

Adjective

renewing (comparative more renewing, superlative most renewing)

  1. That renews someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
    • I am so sunk in the work’s psychology, I feel almost an alien, some renewing life form.2021 January 7, Jillian Tamaki, “How the Bible Divided, and United, Allan Gurganus and His Father”, in New York Times
    • And with that, Hannibal leaves his enemies on the floor bathing in their own scarlet before stepping outside to a renewing baptism by rainfall before disappearing into the night.2019 December 28, Melanie MacFarland, “Best TV episodes of the decade, a highly subjective list”, in Salon

Forms of renewing

Noun
pluralrenewings
Adjective
comparativemore renewing
superlativemost renewing

Words formed from renewing

Phrases with renewing

Questions about renewing

What does renewing mean?
Renewing means a renewal.
What is renewing the present participle and gerund of?
Renewing is the present participle and gerund of renew.
What part of speech is renewing?
Renewing can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of renewing?
The plural of renewing is renewings.

Words near renewing in the dictionary

  1. renewedness
  2. renewer
  3. renewers
  4. renewest
  5. reneweth
  6. renewing
  7. renewings
  8. renewment
  9. renewments
  10. renews
  11. Renews-Cappahayden

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