distinguishing

Saydi-STING-gwish-ing/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ.ɪŋ/

3 meanings of distinguishing

1
adjective
Helping to show how one thing is different from another.
Like a name tag that helps you tell one person from another.
The bird's bright red tail is its main distinguishing mark.
A loud, deep bark is one distinguishing feature of that breed.
Similardistinctive, characteristic, defining
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2
verb
Present participle of distinguish. Use this -ing form for something happening right now.
She is distinguishing the twins by the color of their shoes.
He kept distinguishing the real coins from the fake ones all afternoon.
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3
noununcountable
The act of telling one thing apart from another.
Like sorting coins so you can tell pennies from dimes.
The distinguishing of right from wrong starts early in childhood.
Quick distinguishing of friend from foe saved the soldiers that night.
Similardifferentiation, discrimination, distinction, separation
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distinguishing is a form of distinguish

distinguish, verb: To tell that one person or thing is different from others by noticing what makes it special. Full entry

Forms: distinguishdistinguishes he/she/itdistinguishing -ing formdistinguished past tense, past participle
Spelling: distinguish → distinguishing: add -ing

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