furlough
noun
a vacation or leave of absence granted to an enlisted person.
furloughing
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present participleof furlough.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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Even if there is a shutdown, Marcus expects that most tax-return processing will continue and that the IRS will avoid furloughing workers.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026
SSA initially kept only 4,780 employees to ensure benefit payments, furloughing 61,415 workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
It also recently announced that it would be furloughing 270 pilots and downgrading around 140 captains to first officers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
That could force him into a decision about whether to begin furloughing employees until the mess is cleaned up.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
Assistant Secretary of War, Judge Campbell, is still furloughing, detailing, and discharging men from the army; and yet he thinks the country is pretty nearly exhausted of its fighting population!
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
