detaining

USdi-TAY-ning/dɪˈteɪnɪŋ/UKdi-TAYN-ing/dɪˈteɪnɪŋ/

2 meanings of detaining

1
verb
Present participle of detain. Use this form for holding someone back right now or for the act itself.
The guards kept detaining travelers at the border all morning.
Detaining a person without charge is against the law.
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2
noununcountable
The act of keeping someone in a place and not letting them leave.
Nobody at the airport could explain the long detaining of a ten-year-old boy.
Police gave no clear reason for the detaining of the driver.
Similardetention, arrest, imprisonment, internment, confinement
Oppositerelease, liberation, discharge

detaining is a form of detain

detain, verb: To hold someone in custody and not let them leave. Full entry

Forms: detaindetains he/she/itdetaining -ing formdetained past tense, past participle
Spelling: detain → detaining: add -ing

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