What does furthering mean?
Furthering means present participle and gerund of further.
Furthering
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of further.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of further
- The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.
Example Sentences
[…] the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swims and makes his point or else is carried headlong.
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Word Forms
- furtherings
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[…] the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swims and makes his point or else is carried headlong.
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