# escaping

Pronunciation: say "i-SKAY-ping" /ɪsˈkeɪpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of escape. — present participle and gerund of escape
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of escape. Use this form for an action happening now or as the -ing noun form.
   - _The prisoners were escaping through a tunnel when the alarm went off._
   - _Escaping the crowded city each weekend kept her sane._

## Noun

2. The act of someone who breaks free or gets away; a getting loose.
   - Simple: The act of getting away from a place where you are kept or trapped.
   - _The escaping of the captured soldiers was planned for weeks in advance._
   - _His repeated escaping from custody made headlines across the country._
3. That which leaks or flows out from something; an emission.
   - Simple: Something, such as gas or liquid, that leaks out.
   - _The escaping of steam from the boiler valve hissed loudly through the workshop._
   - _Engineers traced the faint escaping of fumes to a loose fitting near the tank._

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