prelude
noun
a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
preluding
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present participleof prelude.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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They were preluding a Pan-Pacific Buddhists' Conference to be held in Tokyo in 1934.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Too bad about old Wiggy," he remarked with his preluding sigh.
From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Meredith Nicholson
Again, after a preluding silence, the guitar as magically responded as before; the sparks quivered along its strings; and again Pierre felt as in the immediate presence of the spirit.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
Nancy turned to Della Rocca, who was preluding carelessly with smooth fingers and all his smiles alight.
From The Devourers by Annie Vivanti Chartres
Beethoven said to me, "I thought Himmel had just been preluding."
From Life of Beethoven by Anton Schindler
