What does visiting mean?
Visiting means present participle and gerund of visit.
Visiting
/ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of visit.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of visit
- The act of someone or something that visits.
Example Sentences
On the other hand, the self-cleaning smokebox belongs to the latter-day period of the L.M.S.R., when the visiting U.S.A. 2-8-0s of the war had awakened an interest in such things.
Come, you spirits […] make thick my blood, / Stop up th' access and passage to remorse / That no compunctious visitings of nature / Shake my fell purpose[…]
I marvel at none of the wild beliefs in the Hartz mountains: fire is the element of the spiritual, and who can tell what strange visitings there may be during the midnight hours that the charcoal-burner sits watching the fitful and subtle mystery of flame?
Instead, he found the Sabbath in North Carolina "generally disregarded, or distinguished by the convivial visitings of the white inhabitants, and the noisy diversions of the negroes."
Synonyms for visiting
Antonyms for visiting
Related Words
Word Forms
- visitings
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for visiting?
Common synonyms include impermanent, temporary, guest.
What is the opposite of visiting?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use visiting in a sentence?
On the other hand, the self-cleaning smokebox belongs to the latter-day period of the L.M.S.R., when the visiting U.S.A. 2-8-0s of the war had awakened an interest in such things.
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