white-anting
white-anting is the present participle and gerund of white-ant.
Meaning of white-ant
Verb
white-ant (third-person singular simple present white-ants, present participle white-anting, simple past and past participle white-anted)
- To bring down from within; to undermine.
- The white-anting of ATSIC has been brought about by the usual suspects.
Noun
white-anting (uncountable)
- The action or process of bringing down from within, undermining, sabotage.
- The white-anting of our economic controls by black marketing operations is another serious circumstance.1943, Australian Parliament, Parliamentary Debates, volume 179, page 965
- You heard delegates admit that Cameron formed the white-anting organization for the purpose of undermining the A.W.U. ?1965, The Federal Law Reports, volume 8, page 237
Origin of white-anting
Derived from white-ant.
Questions about white-anting
- What does white-anting mean?
- White-anting means the action or process of bringing down from within, undermining, sabotage.
- What is white-anting the present participle and gerund of?
- White-anting is the present participle and gerund of white-ant.
- What part of speech is white-anting?
- White-anting is a noun.
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