Declaring

//dɪˈklɛɹɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of making something known; announcing; proclaiming countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of declare form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"The reason for declaring war is not certain."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English declaring, declarynge, equivalent to declare + -ing (present participle ending).

Etymology 2

From Middle English declaring, declaryng, declaringe, declarynge, equivalent to declare + -ing (gerund ending).

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