knowing
Origin of knowing
1Other words for knowing
Other words from knowing
- know·ing·ly, adverb
- know·ing·ness, noun
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How to use knowing in a sentence
Whose parents almost certainly dream of their children’s desperate cries — and awake knowing they can’t reach their kids.
For a mother forced to give up her child, decades of grief, shame and secrets | Ellen McCarthy | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostSo this season, rest easy knowing that you can shop Fenty Skin, Fenty Beauty, and hundreds of other brands all in one place.
An Army National Guard colonel charged with knowingly exposing a woman to HIV faced his accuser in a military courtroom on Monday.
Commando Colonel Accused of Exposing his Lover to HIV | Jacob Siegel | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat remains unclear is just how many women McFarland may have knowingly put in danger of contracting HIV.
Alabama Church Says HIV-Positive Preacher Slept With Flock | Matthew Paul Turner | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAssad has been accused of knowingly leaving room for ISIS to grow, the better to weaken the less radical rebels.
Beirut Letter: In Lebanon, Fighting ISIS With Culture and Satire | Kim Ghattas | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Richard Dawkins recently tweeted that knowingly birthing a baby with Down syndrome is immoral.
“Thirty minutes alone with a man is enough for him to annihilate you,” she remarks, knowingly.
Meet The Former Call Girl Saving Hookers For Jesus | Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig | July 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe trader smiled knowingly, for he knew that the major esteemed himself the best.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneI have heard of you before, knowingly spoke the violinist, nodding his head sadly.
The Fifth String | John Philip Sousa"He wears the good-luck stone," the old people said as they sat around the fire, and they nodded their heads knowingly.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel PowersThe watcher grinned knowingly and, rather than enter into explanations, she hastily thrust a bill into his hand and dismissed him.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonKurds are not too particular under these circumstances, though they will not eat the meat knowingly.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
British Dictionary definitions for knowing
/ (ˈnəʊɪŋ) /
suggesting secret information or knowledge
wise, shrewd, or clever
deliberate; intentional
there is no knowing one cannot tell
Derived forms of knowing
- knowingly, adverb
- knowingness, noun
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