Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of debauch
noundebauching (countable and uncountable, plural debauchings)
plural debauchings
- countableuncountableSynonym of debauchery.
The parties stooped to vile and unbecoming meannesses; infinite briberies, forgeries, perjuries, and all manners of debauchings of the principles and manners of the electors were attempted.
1870, William Minto, “Daniel Defoe”, in Acme Library of Standard BiographySynonyms: debauchery
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of debauchery.
Similar
Cite this entry
APA
debauching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debauching
MLA
“debauching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debauching. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “debauching,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/debauching.
Source: debauching on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.