Ushering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of guiding or escorting.

    "Everyone had betrayed, hurt and abandoned her far beyond comprehension or acceptability. The only thing that got her attention were those usherings at her shoulders and they were telling her to run."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of usher form-of, gerund, participle, present

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groomsmanaccompanyairline hostessairline stewardessapparitorattend

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"Some observers say COVID-19 could trigger an uptick in multilateralism and greater cross-border solidarity, much as the Spanish flu prompted the ushering in of public health care systems and the first international agencies to combat disease."

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