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weighing against

weighing against is the present participle and gerund of weigh against.

Meaning of weigh against

Verb

weigh against (third-person singular simple present weighs against, present participle weighing against, simple past and past participle weighed against)

  1. (idiomatic) To be disadvantageous to someone.
    • His seemingly racist remarks will weigh against him in the forthcoming election.
    Synonyms:
    tell against

Questions about weighing against

What is weighing against the present participle and gerund of?
Weighing against is the present participle and gerund of weigh against.

Words near weighing against in the dictionary

  1. weighest
  2. weigheth
  3. weighhouse
  4. weighhouses
  5. weighing
  6. weighing against
  7. weighing anchor
  8. weighing boat
  9. weighing boats
  10. weighing bottle
  11. weighing bottles

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