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Meaning of prolonging

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

prolonging

verb

Definitions

  1. To extend in space or length.

  2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of

    Synonyms:draw out

  3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone.

    Example: The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.

  4. To become longer; lengthen.

noun

Definitions

  1. Prolongation

    Example: the gradual prolongings of the whale's visible jets — Herman Melville.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prolonghttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prolonging

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