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debating Meaning & Definition

What Does Debating Mean?

As a verb, debating means present participle and gerund of debate. As a noun, it means The act of taking part in a debate.

Debating Definition (Verb)

  1. present participle and gerund of debate

Debating as a Noun

  1. The act of taking part in a debate.

Verb

  1. To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.

    "Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual.

  2. To fight.
  3. To engage in combat for; to strive for.
  4. To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide

    He was debating where he'd spend his holiday.

Synonyms of Debating

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Debating in a Sentence

"Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual.

He was debating where he'd spend his holiday.

Word Forms & Grammar

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debating (countable and uncountable, plural debatings)

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