returning

re·turn·ing
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UK/ɹɪˈtɜːnɪŋ/US/ɹɪˈtɝnɪŋ/

noun

The act of one who returns; a coming back.

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revertingregressivereversivebackward
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of return
nounreturning (plural returnings)

plural returnings

  1. The act of one who returns; a coming back.

    It was a time of returnings. Soldiers everywhere returned home to try to piece together the broken fragments of shattered lives.

    2012, Michael Phillips, Land of the Brave and the Free, page 221

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivetending to return to an earlier state

Similar
revertingregressive

adjectivetending to be turned back

Similar
reversivebackward
Also see
regressivereversive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with returning

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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