Definitions for returning
re·turn·ing

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. returning, revertingadjective

   tending to return to an earlier state

2. returning(a), reversiveadjective

   tending to be turned back

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Returning

   of Return

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'returning' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2966

How to pronounce returning?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say returning in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of returning in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of returning in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of returning in a Sentence

1. Ray Jayawardhana:

   Half a century later, returning to the moon is overdue, i would hope that it is a sustained effort, a long-term national commitment, one that also involves international partnerships and public-private collaborations. A multidimensional lunar program would be quite exciting. Apollo 11 landed on the moon five years after the first American robotic probe reached the surface. And this is an ambitious goal in the foreseeable future that rallies science, technology and the human spirit together.

2. Jesse Hunt:

   What we saw in Virginia and in New Jersey was that people's concerns about affordability and the workforce returning to where it was pre-pandemic, and anything that contributes to these employers' ability to earn a living, is going to backfire on these Democratic governors, right now, economic concerns reign supreme in voters' minds.

3. Dejan Stojanovic:

   We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness.

4. Marty Block:

   Students will really get a bang for their buck and will represent the diverse population of California's Community Colleges, including returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, all are needed to keep California competitive.

5. Michelle Bachelet:

   The human rights violations committed against the Rohingya in Myanmar amount to the worst atrocities, including crimes against humanity and possibly even genocide. With an almost complete lack of accountability -- indeed with ongoing violations -- returning Rohingya refugees to Myanmar at this point effectively means throwing them back into the cycle of human rights violations that this community has been suffering for decades, the history of the Rohingya in Myanmar is one filled with repeated episodes of violence, flight and return.

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