escaping

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of escape. Use this form for an action happening now or as the -ing noun form.

   The cat kept escaping from the yard through a hole in the fence.

   Escaping from the cold rain, they ran inside the shop.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The act of getting away from a place where you are kept or trapped.

   Like a bird getting free from its cage.

   The escaping of so many inmates embarrassed the warden.

   Her quiet escaping from the party went unnoticed by the hosts.

   Similarflight, breakout, getaway

3. 3
   noununcountable

   Something, such as gas or liquid, that leaks out.

   Like air slowly leaking out of a balloon.

   The escaping of gas from the cracked pipe filled the whole room.

   A slow escaping of water from the tank left a puddle on the floor.

   Similarleakage, leak, emission, discharge, outflow

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