desist
verb (used without object)
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
desisting
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present participleof desist.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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A 2022 study of 317 trans youths discovered that after an average of five years of socially transitioning only 2.5 percent of participants ended up desisting and identifying as cisgender.
From Slate ● May 2, 2023
“But for his snorin’, I’d think he wur gone dead,” said Garth, desisting from his attempts to awake him.
From The White Gauntlet by Mayne Reid
Mulch and water fruit trees and strawberries in dry weather, desisting when the fruit begins to ripen.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
Next he produced from his pocket a booklet, which he handed to me with a polite bow, desisting entirely from his menagerie noises.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19 by Sir Owen Seaman
“This here’s the man you want to meet, I guess,” panted the old woman, desisting at length in her use of the poker.
From Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway by Alice B. Emerson
