Advancing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ədˈvɑːnsɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Advancing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of advance.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of advance.
More Meanings
- The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
Example Sentences
For Louis XIV's advancing age, a drink consisting of sugar, distilled spirits, and orange water was recommended as a restorative of vigor.
[…] who feels, not as even the kindest and the holiest friend on earth can feel towards our patient endurance, our shortcomings, or our slow advancings […]
[…] and although my invitation extended to both runs, advancing years dictated that 3 hr. 20 min. on the footplate was more than adequate, so that I chose the northbound run only; […]
Word Forms
- advancings
Synonyms for advancing
Depending on context, synonyms include high, forward, rising, onward, progressive.
Antonyms for advancing
Common opposites include retreating.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include onward, forward, rising, high, progressive, flood.
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