# disliking

Pronunciation: say "dis-LYK-ing" /dɪsˈlaɪkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of dislike. — present participle and gerund of dislike
   - Simple: The -ing form of dislike. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.
   - _He found himself disliking the noise of the city more than he had expected._
   - _Disliking confrontation, she quietly left the meeting before it began._

## Noun

2. Gerund of dislike. — gerund of dislike: a dislike.
   - Simple: The -ing form of dislike. Use it to name the action.

## Origin

Formed from "dislike" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/disliking (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).