What does distancing mean?
Distancing means present participle and gerund of distance.
Distancing
/ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of distance.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of distance
- The process of becoming or making distant.
- Ellipsis of social distancing.
Example Sentences
If you were apprehensive, you were in the good company of Dylan aficionados still grappling with the trickster mystique of the 66-year-old singer-songwriter who see the Pulitzer as another chapter in his complicated history with the establishment, an ongoing dance of distancings and détentes.
distancing laws
new distancing rules
As of today, the rationale for deploying the distancing measure in public is that COVID-19 spreads through means such as touching, coughing and sneezing.
Synonyms for distancing
Antonyms for distancing
Related Words
Word Forms
- distancings
Usage Notes
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How do you use distancing in a sentence?
If you were apprehensive, you were in the good company of Dylan aficionados still grappling with the trickster mystique of the 66-year-old singer-songwriter who see the Pulitzer as another chapter in his complicated history with the establishment, an ongoing dance of distancings and détentes.
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