renewing

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noun

A renewal.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of renew
nounrenewing (plural renewings)

plural renewings

adjectiverenewing (comparative more renewing, superlative most renewing)

comparative more renewing · superlative most renewing

  1. 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 Times
    1 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

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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