noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of putting something right.

   "the rightings of social wrongs"

2. 2
   The return of a vehicle to an upright orientation from a tilted or inverted orientation.

   "the righting of an overturned car"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of right form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

apologeticasceticcleansingcompensatorylustralpenitential

Example

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"the righting of an overturned car"

Related phrases

righting arm

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