protecting
adjective
providing protection or shelter.
protectingly
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a word derived from
protecting.
Example Sentences
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Chase came up, and took his wife's hand protectingly.
From Horace Chase by Constance Fenimore Woolson
She would have run to them under the ship had not the other woman held her firmly, protectingly.
From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Cyrus Townsend Brady
I would gladly take you to my heart as carefully and protectingly as--a father.
From A Twofold Life by Wilhelmine von Hillern
Lucy had been as tall as her mother when she was ten, and at twelve she could look down on her quite protectingly.
From Spiritual Adventures by Arthur Symons
"Yes," sighed Miss Judy, glancing again lovingly and protectingly at Miss Sophia.
From Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Nancy Huston Banks
