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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It helps that the script soft-pedals why they broke up, although Smith dangles hints of Chuck’s previous bad behavior while sincerely avowing that he’s changed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
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
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
Mr Bickley dismisses that claim, avowing that he would prefer a more progressive tax system.
From Economist ● Oct. 2, 2014
I will now, if you please, undertake the somewhat dangerous responsibility of avowing my own impressions of the letters I am about to read to you.
From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by John Ruskin
