Sustaining
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Sustaining is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of sustain.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of sustain.
More Meanings
- The process by which something is sustained or upheld.
- That sustains, supports or provides sustenance.
Example Sentences
[…] eternall life, the end of all our wearisome labours, and all our sustaining hopes.
They laughed and chattered, and passed each other sustaining bits of chocolate in torn silver paper.
[…] I was thirsty & went to sit in the shade of the tea-terrace. The tea, served impractically in a glass, was refreshing, somehow muddy & more sustaining than tea I am used to.
Sometimes, I had proceeded restlessly from place to place, stopping nowhere; sometimes, I had lingered long in one spot. I had had no purpose, no sustaining soul within me, anywhere.
Word Forms
- sustainings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include support, maintain, keep, get, hold up, prolong.
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