How to pronounce“sustaining”in English
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Definitions of “sustaining”
present participle and gerund of sustain
“Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation, a leaving of lands and possessions.””
The process by which something is sustained or upheld.
“Beginnings are very different from sustainings; the irregular, often violent, and improvised actions of the founder hero must be succeeded by the regular election of leaders according to law.”
That sustains, supports or provides sustenance.
“[…] eternall life, the end of all our wearisome labours, and all our sustaining hopes.”
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