resisting

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resisting

/ɹɪˈzɪstɪŋ/
/ɹəˈzɪstɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɪstɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of resist

noun resistings

resistance There has been a great deal written recently regarding the honesty, or rather dishonesty of action on the part of surety companies, their technical bonds, their resistings of payments, their scalings of losses, etc.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: refuse, withstand, stand firm, defy, hold out, dissent, stand, protest, baulk, jib, balk, resistance, opposing, repelling, combating, fighting

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@misc{resisting_2026,
  title = {resisting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/resisting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}