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returning

/ɹɪˈtɝnɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Returning means: tending to return to an earlier state.

Synonyms for returning4

adjective, as in tending to return to an earlier state

reverting, regressive

adjective, as in tending to be turned back

reversive, backward

What does returning mean?2

adjective

1

tending to return to an earlier state

2

tending to be turned back

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with returning?8

two syllables

learningturningburningearningyearningchurning

three syllables

concerningdiscerning
Show 40 near rhymes
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Returning in a sentence

  • Upon returning home, he found a letter in the mailbox.CM
  • After returning from war, many soldiers show signs of post-traumatic stress syndrome.Tangobango
  • Our friends were returning home by car, and we were returning home on foot.tjwhale
  • I'm planning on cramming this afternoon, after returning home.weirdie
  • I'm returning in about three months, maybe even earlier.DJ_Saidez
  • Returning an overhead smash is one of the most difficult shots in professional tennis.Ooneykcall
  • I remember returning the book to the library.CK
  • There is no hurry about returning the book to me.CK

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