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debating

verbnounattested in dialogue

The act of taking part in a debate.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of debatepresent participle and gerund of debate

noun

  1. 1

    The act of taking part in a debate.

    1824-1826, William Cobbett, History of the Protestant Reformation If the war-minister, or all the ministers together, had had no debatings and dividings to look to; if they had had nobody but their master to obey; no families or particular individuals to conciliate or gratify; they would have acted upon the evidence

Forms

plural
debatings
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