embracing

Pluralembracings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of embrace. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.

   She stood there embracing her old friend at the airport.

   Embracing the new plan, the team got straight to work.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of holding someone in your arms, or of taking up an idea or way of life.

   Like wrapping your arms around something: whether a person or a new idea.

   Their warm embracing at the reunion brought tears to everyone watching.

   The party's embracing of free trade surprised many of its older voters.

   Similarhug, acceptance, adoption

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3. 3
   adjective

   Wrapping closely around a stem or support, the way some leaves hold the plant.

   Like arms wrapped around a pole, holding it tight.

   The embracing leaf wraps right around the stem of the plant.

   Many of these young leaves are embracing, holding the stem tightly.

   Similaramplectant

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