avow
verb (used with object)
avowing
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present participleof avow.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Kennedy’s lawyers filed an incensed response avowing that their client craved a return to Washington.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2023
Barron’s successor, Neeli Bendapudi, canceled the project in late October, avowing a commitment to equity and inclusion but saying it would be “more impactful” to enhance support for existing work on racial bias.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
He also told the crowd to watch JoeWalshForPresident.com for an important announcement in about a week, avowing — to presumably bipartisan cheers — that he’d “had it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2019
One actor, while avowing his total support for the Fair Wage Onstage campaign, admitted that the conversation around it might be driving him out of the theatre.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 14, 2016
"Am I not avowing my grateful sense of them?" said Lord Castlereagh, smiling blandly.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
