rescuing

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noun

The act of effecting a rescue.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rescue
nounrescuing (countable and uncountable, plural rescuings)

plural rescuings

  1. countableuncountableThe act of effecting a rescue.

    Betty — so stout, and with that rheumatism in her leg — did she ever think of herself? Or Aunt Rosamund, with her perpetual rescuings of lost dogs, lame horses, and penniless musicians?

    1917, John Galsworthy, Beyond
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rescuing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescuing

MLA

“rescuing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescuing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rescuing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescuing.

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