"distancing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/ Audio: En-us-distancing.ogg [US] Forms: distancings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} distancing (countable and uncountable, plural distancings)
  1. The process of becoming or making distant. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (becoming or making distant): distanciamiento (Spanish), distansering [common-gender] (Swedish), דיסטאַנצירונג (distantsirung) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-distancing-en-noun-mwSgxAXR Disambiguation of 'becoming or making distant': 89 11
  2. Short for social distancing. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: social distancing Categories (topical): Coronavirus
    Sense id: en-distancing-en-noun-wba7W0JD Disambiguation of Coronavirus: 1 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 52 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 44 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: comprehensive distancing, distancing effect, physical distancing, social distancing

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/ Audio: En-us-distancing.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} distancing
  1. present participle and gerund of distance Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: distance
    Sense id: en-distancing-en-verb-FTKC~Wqf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 52 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 44 52

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for distancing meaning in All languages combined (4.4kB)

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