Distancing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Distancing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of distance.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of distance.
More Meanings
- The process of becoming or making distant.
- Ellipsis of social distancing.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- distancings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include length, outstrip, outdistance, space, aloofness, estrangement.
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