Definitions for continuing
con·tin·u·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.1 / 9 votes

1. continuingadjective

   remaining in force or being carried on without letup

   "the act provided a continuing annual appropriation"; "the continuing struggle to put food on the table"

2. chronic, continuingadjective

   of long duration

   "chronic money problems"

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. continuing

   Continuing refers to the act or process of persevering, maintaining, prolonging, or carrying on with a certain activity, task, or situation. It pertains to a state or condition of ongoing activity, existence, or progress, often despite challenges or difficulties. It can also refer to resuming or picking up where something left off.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.2 / 9 votes

1. Continuing

   of Continue

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. continuingverb

   Verb form of the word continue.

   The continuing professional development of all employees is important to ensure they achieve their goals.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on August 3, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'continuing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2963

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'continuing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4767

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'continuing' in Adjectives Frequency: #403

How to pronounce continuing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say continuing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of continuing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of continuing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of continuing in a Sentence

1. Whoopi Goldberg:

   If you voted for Trump, you voted for the person who the Klan supported. You voted for the person who Nazis support, you voted for the person who incited a crowd to go into the Capitol and potentially take the lives of lawmakers ... You voted on that side, and the people in Washington are continuing to vote on that side.

2. Said Boumedouha:

   The world’s spotlight is shining on Saudi Arabia. If authorities ignore widespread criticism and unashamedly continue with the flogging of Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia would be demonstrating contempt for international law and disregard for world opinion, flogging and other forms of corporal judicial punishment violate the prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. By continuing to dole out this inhuman punishment the Saudi Arabian authorities are flagrantly flouting basic human rights principles.

3. Antony Blinken:

   On the contrary, we continue to see forces, especially forces that would be in the vanguard of any renewed aggression against Ukraine, continuing to be at the border, to mass at the border.

4. Michael Kozak:

   I think we make quite a distinction between political leaders being able to speak out and say, 'That story was not accurate,' or using even stronger words sometimes, and using state power to prevent the journalists from continuing to do their work.

5. Bruce Rauner:

   What we have is a continuing failure by elected officials in Springfield on both sides of the aisle that’s been led by Speaker Madigan for 35 years, this is more of the same. The system is broken.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=continuing
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continuing