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advancing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ədˈvænsɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ədˈvɑːnsɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
    • […] who feels, not as even the kindest and the holiest friend on earth can feel towards our patient endurance, our shortcomings, or our slow advancings […] 1839, Henry Blunt, A practical exposition of the epistles to the Seven Churches, page 52:

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advancing en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ədˈvænsɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ədˈvɑːnsɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of advance
    form of advance
    • For Louis XIV's advancing age, a drink consisting of sugar, distilled spirits, and orange water was recommended as a restorative of vigor. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 211:
    • […] and although my invitation extended to both runs, advancing years dictated that 3 hr. 20 min. on the footplate was more than adequate, so that I chose the northbound run only; […] 1951 December, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 832: