Claiming
//ˈkleɪmɪŋ// noun, verb
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of making a claim.
"He had many wars; inextricable coil of claimings, quarrellings and agreeings […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of claim form-of, gerund, participle, present
"It isn't that they are claiming they are right; they are claiming you are wrong."
Example
More examples"His crew members often complained of Christopher Columbus's hogging of their vessel's Wifi connection to play online games, but he denied these accusations with indignation, claiming that he was researching faraway lands that they had yet to discover."
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