What does behaving mean?
Behaving means present participle and gerund of behave.
Behaving
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of behave.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of behave
- Behaviour.
Example Sentences
After that, he watched the semichivalrous behavings of the three English with quiet amusement; he thought Fielding had been incredibly silly and weak, and he was amazed by the younger people's want of proper pride.
For any such thing can play the role in an individual life which philosophers have thought could, or at least should, be played only by things which were universal, common to us all. It can symbolise the blind impress all our behavings bear.
Synonyms for behaving
Antonyms for behaving
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Word Forms
- behavings
Usage Notes
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After that, he watched the semichivalrous behavings of the three English with quiet amusement; he thought Fielding had been incredibly silly and weak, and he was amazed by the younger people's want of proper pride.
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