signifying

[ sig-nuh-fahy-ing ]
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Origin of signifying

1
First recorded in 1955–60; signify + -ing1

Other words from signifying

  • un·sig·ni·fy·ing, adjective

Words Nearby signifying

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How to use signifying in a sentence

  • It is not simply acquiescing in that Covenant in the heart, but signifying that acquiescence in a positive service.

  • The prophet sends chains to divers kings, signifying that they must bend their necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon.

  • The acceptance of a bill is the signifying by the drawee that he has assented to the drawer's order, and must be in writing.

  • Bearo, first signifying the grove itself, might easily come to mark the shelter which the grove afforded.

  • These streams are also variously interpreted as signifying the four evangelists, and the four rivers of paradise.

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