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declaring

Saydi-KLAIR-ing/dɪˈklɛɹɪŋ/UK/dɪˈklɛəɹɪŋ/

Noun pluraldeclarings

2 meanings of declaring

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of declare.

    The senator is declaring her candidacy for the presidency.

    Declaring bankruptcy allowed the small business to start over.

    Note

    Two grammatical jobs share this form. After a form of be it marks an action in progress (she is declaring her candidacy). Without be it heads a noun phrase yet still takes a direct object (declaring bankruptcy). It carries every use of declare, including the specialized ones: a traveler declaring goods at customs, a constituency declaring its result, a cricket captain declaring to save time.

  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of making something known publicly, as in an announcement or proclamation.

    The formal declaring of independence marked the birth of the new nation.

    His public declaring of support shifted the outcome of the vote.

    Similarproclamation, announcement

    Note

    Unlike the verb form, the true noun takes an article and passes its object to of. We say the declaring of independence, where the verb form would say declaring independence. It can also be counted, with the plural declarings. Middle English already used it, built from declare and the -ing that turns verbs into nouns.

declaring is a form of declare

declare, verb: To state or announce something formally, officially, or with emphasis. Full entry

Forms
declaredeclares he/she/itdeclaring -ing formdeclared past tense, past participle
Spelling
declare → declaring: drop the e, add -ing

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Origins

Meaning 1

From Middle English declaring or declarynge, equivalent to 'declare' plus the present participle ending '-ing'.

Meaning 2

From Middle English declaring, declaryng, or declarynge, equivalent to 'declare' plus the gerund ending '-ing'.