encore
interjection
again; once more (used by an audience in calling for an additional number or piece).
encoring
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present participleof encore.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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Love wrapped up the regular set with another brief shot of the Stones' "Sympathy" before encoring with Hole's "Doll Parts."
From Reuters ● Apr. 26, 2010
"They won't dream of encoring me," scoffed Anne, who was not without her own secret hopes that they would, and already visioned herself telling Matthew all about it at the next morning's breakfast table.
From Anne of Green Gables by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
For an hour Mrs. Bindle's guests sang, encoring themselves with enthusiasm.
From Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles by Hebert Jenkins
The wine-shop family encircled her, encoring her vociferously.
From The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode by Marie Van Vorst
The music ran its course and stopped, as all music must, and the couples stood encoring.
From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck
