adj
Meaning 1
Making one free; causing someone to experience freedom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: liberating
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
freeing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfɹiːɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -iːɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: F R IY1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of making something free; liberation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of free
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
the act of liberating someone or something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: liberation, release
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: accomplishment, achievement
Narrower terms: jail delivery, deregulation, deregulating, relief, unsnarling, untangling, disentanglement, extrication, emancipation, clearing, manumission, parole, probation
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.