escaping

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/ɪsˈkeɪpɪŋ//əsˈkeɪpɪŋ//ɛsˈkeɪpɪŋ/

noun

The act of one who escapes; an escape.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounescaping (plural escapings)

plural escapings

  1. The act of one who escapes; an escape.
  2. That which escapes or leaks out; an emission.

    The faint, yet growing escapings of gas were in her nostrils as she slumped into a chair and began painfully to scrawl on the paper.

    1947, Joseph Dever, No Lasting Home, page 406
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    Loud rumblings in the bunkhouse that night awakened the punchers often, with many rude comments made about the gastronomical escapings of certain people.

    2006, William W. Johnstone, Gunsight Crossing
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of escape

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APA

escaping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escaping

MLA

“escaping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escaping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escaping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escaping.

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