Departing
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which somebody or something departs.
"But we can also take a more analytical attitude to these displays, interpreting the movements as no more than approachings, touchings, and departings with no implication that one shape caused the other to move."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of depart form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That is leaving.
"a departing train"
- 2 While leaving.
"departing words"
Adjective
- 1 that is going out or leaving wordnet
Example
More examples"Heavy snow prevented the train from departing."