"freeing" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɹiːɪŋ/ Forms: more freeing [comparative], most freeing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} freeing (comparative more freeing, superlative most freeing)
  1. Making one free; causing someone to experience freedom. Synonyms: liberating
    Sense id: en-freeing-en-adj-YsNXlwDb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 6 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 5 6

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹiːɪŋ/ Forms: freeings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} freeing (countable and uncountable, plural freeings)
  1. The act of making something free; liberation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-freeing-en-noun-rc4uLGkw

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɹiːɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} freeing
  1. present participle and gerund of free Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: free
    Sense id: en-freeing-en-verb-vKM7sF-f Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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