Conquering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of conquest.

    "So Stellas heart finding what power Loue brings, / To keepe it ſelfe in life and liberty, / Doth willing graunt, that in the frontiers he / Vſe all to helpe his other conquerings: […]"

  2. 2
    the act of conquering wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of conquer form-of, gerund, participle, present

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ascendantbeatingcollapseconquestconquestcrash

Example

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"There's no sense acting all triumphant like a conquering hero over such a minor thing."

Etymology

From conquer + -ing.

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