Retreating
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Retreating is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of retreat.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of retreat.
More Meanings
- The act of moving back from something; a retreat.
Example Sentences
But of the marchings and retreatings of these Six-thousand no Xenophon exists. Nothing, but an inarticulate hum, of cursing and sooty frenzy, surviving dubious in the memory of ages!
Word Forms
- retreatings
Synonyms for retreating
Depending on context, synonyms include receding, retiring, withdrawing.
Antonyms for retreating
Common opposites include advancing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include receding, withdrawing, retiring, departing, abating, dissuading.
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