What does escorting mean?
Escorting means present participle and gerund of escort.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of escort.
The first sentence means that all escortings by officers in Saint Petersburg were escortings of ballerinas. The second sentence means that all escortings of ballerinas in Saint Petersburg were escortings by officers.
Use escorting when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Escorting means present participle and gerund of escort.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The first sentence means that all escortings by officers in Saint Petersburg were escortings of ballerinas. The second sentence means that all escortings of ballerinas in Saint Petersburg were escortings by officers.
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