deleting
Saydi-LEET-ing/dɪˈliːtɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of delete.
He spent the whole morning deleting spam from his inbox.
Deleting the wrong column erased hours of careful work.
Note
The -ing form does two jobs: a progressive verb after be (she is deleting the draft) and a verbal noun standing as subject or object (deleting it was a mistake). In both roles it keeps the verb's transitive habit and takes a direct object. It also carries the slang uses, to defeat an opponent online or to kill, so context decides whether someone is deleting files or rivals.
deleting is a form of delete
delete, verb: To remove or erase something, especially written material or data stored on a computer or other device. Full entry
- Spelling
- delete → deleting: drop the e, add -ing
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