Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of renew
comparative more renewing · superlative most renewing
- That renews someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
I am so sunk in the work’s psychology, I feel almost an alien, some renewing life form.
2021 January 7, Jillian Tamaki, “How the Bible Divided, and United, Allan Gurganus and His Father”, in New York Times1 more example
And with that, Hannibal leaves his enemies on the floor bathing in their own scarlet before stepping outside to a renewing baptism by rainfall before disappearing into the night.
2019 December 28, Melanie MacFarland, “Best TV episodes of the decade, a highly subjective list”, in Salon
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivetending to impart new life and vigor to
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renewing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renewing
“renewing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renewing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renewing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renewing.
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