Meanings
adjectivedefying (comparative more defying, superlative most defying)
comparative more defying · superlative most defying
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of defy
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with defying
tryingbuyingflyingapplyingdyinglyingcryingdryingdenyingspyingtyingcomplyingimplyingfryingdyeingvyingundyingpryingsighingplyingscryingdecryingretryinguntying
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
defying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defying
MLA
“defying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defying. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defying.
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