staying
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
staying
- /ˈsteɪ.ɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of stay
noun stayings
- A stay or visit. The years that follow are chiefly noteworthy for his intercourse with four clever girl cousins called Southall, and sundry stayings at Moseley with a cheery, literary old grandmother[…]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: stay on, stay put, stick around, ride out, bide, abide, continue, last out, persist, remain, detain, delay, stoppage, appease, stop, quell
Talk about this word "staying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/staying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. staying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/staying "staying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/staying.Cite this
@misc{staying_2026,
title = {staying},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/staying},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
