Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of defer
noundeferring (plural deferrings)
plural deferrings
- deferral
It is the differings and deferrings of language that produce meanings, truths and values […]
2007, Youru Wang, Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought
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APA
deferring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deferring
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“deferring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deferring. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deferring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deferring.
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