"quitting" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-quitting.ogg [US] Forms: quittings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} quitting (usually uncountable, plural quittings)
  1. The deliberate ending of something. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-quitting-en-noun-gAbR6UcZ
  2. The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other addictive behaviors. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-quitting-en-noun-YoZcsp1b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 49 38 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 46 29 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 50 37 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 55 34 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 62 21 3
  3. The termination of employment, initiated by the employee. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the termination of employment, initiated by the employee): dimisión [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-quitting-en-noun-b-uZAwTe Disambiguation of 'the termination of employment, initiated by the employee': 4 1 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quiet quitting, quitting time, revenge quitting

Verb [English]

Audio: en-us-quitting.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} quitting
  1. present participle and gerund of quit Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: quit
    Sense id: en-quitting-en-verb-u2jYEmhz

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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