# embracing

Pronunciation: say "em-BRAYS-ing" /ɛmˈbɹeɪsɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of embrace. — present participle and gerund of embrace
   - Simple: Present participle of embrace. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
   - _The crowd cheered as the rivals walked off the field embracing each other warmly._
   - _Embracing change is never easy for a company set in its ways._

## Noun

2. The act of taking someone or something into one's arms, or of accepting an idea or cause wholeheartedly.
   - Simple: The act of holding someone in your arms, or of taking up an idea or way of life.
   - _A long, silent embracing passed between the soldier and his mother on the platform._
   - _The committee's embracing of remote work reshaped the entire office culture._

## Adjective

3. In botany, clasping or wrapping closely around a stem or other support, as the base of certain leaves does.
   - Simple: Wrapping closely around a stem or support, the way some leaves hold the plant.
   - _Botanists described the embracing leaf base that curved tightly around the main stem._
   - _Each cotyledon was distinctly embracing, clasping the young shoot as it developed._

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