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departing

adjective

  1. That is leaving. a departing train
  2. While leaving. departing words

noun departings

  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. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of depart

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: outbound, outward, outgoing, outward-bound, good-bye, departure, goodbye, farewell, withdrawing, retreating, severance, declining, retiring, proceeding, travelling, outlying

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adj that is leaving

Españolpartiente, zarpante

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@misc{departing_2026,
  title = {departing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/departing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}