What does preferring mean?
Preferring means present participle and gerund of prefer.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of prefer.
He gives our preferrings the bad name of the machinery of motives, but they are just what we feel in ourselves when we decide.
Use preferring when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Preferring means present participle and gerund of prefer.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He gives our preferrings the bad name of the machinery of motives, but they are just what we feel in ourselves when we decide.
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