# declaring

Pronunciation: say "di-KLAIR-ing" US /dɪˈklɛɹɪŋ/, UK /dɪˈklɛəɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of declare. — present participle and gerund of declare
   - Simple: Present participle of declare. Use this form for something happening right now or after a word like 'is'.
   - _The senator is declaring her candidacy for the presidency._
   - _Declaring bankruptcy allowed the small business to start over._

## Noun

2. The act of making something known publicly, as in an announcement or proclamation.
   - Simple: The act of telling something to everyone in an open way, so people know it.
   - _The formal declaring of independence marked the birth of the new nation._
   - _His public declaring of support shifted the outcome of the vote._

## Origin

**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'.

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