endorsing
- 1Present participle and gerund of endorse.
A famous athlete is endorsing the brand of running shoes in their latest ad.
By endorsing the controversial bill, the senator drew sharp criticism from her own party.
Note
The -ing form carries every verb meaning of endorse, not only public approval. Someone cashing a check is endorsing it with a signature on the back. In British usage, a driver's license is endorsed with penalty points after a traffic offense. When symptoms are discussed, a patient endorsing fatigue is reporting it. The heraldic noun endorse, a narrow band beside a pale, has no -ing form, so endorsing always belongs to the verb.
endorsing is a form of endorse
endorse, verb: To express support or approval for someone or something, especially in an official or public way. Full entry
- Spelling
- endorse → endorsing: drop the e, add -ing
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