Escorting

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
The act by which someone is escorted; provision of an escort.
"The first sentence means that all escortings by officers in Saint Petersburg were escortings of ballerinas. The second sentence means that all escortings of ballerinas in Saint Petersburg were escortings by officers."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of escort form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

accompany bodyguard date see see squire

Example

"The handcuffed man headbutted the officer escorting him to his cell."

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