favoring

SayFAY-vuh-ring/ˈfeɪ.vəɹ.ɪŋ/

UK spellingfavouring

2 meanings of favoring

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of favor. Use this -ing form for an ongoing preference or to name the act itself.
The referee seemed to be favoring the home team all night.
Parents should avoid favoring one child over another.
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2
biasnoununcountable
The act of liking or choosing one thing or person more than others.
Like always picking the same friend first for every game.
Her favoring of one student made the others upset.
The coach's favoring of the star players annoyed the rest of the team.
Similarfavoritism, preference, partiality, bias
Oppositeimpartiality, neutrality, fairness
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favoring is a form of favor

favor, verb: To like, choose, or use someone or something more than the others. Full entry

Forms: favorfavors he/she/itfavoring -ing formfavored past tense, past participle
Spelling: favor → favoring: add -ing

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