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imprisoning

verb
Sayim-PRIZ-uh-ning/ɪmˈpɹɪzənɪŋ/

1 meaning of imprisoning

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of imprison. Use this form to talk about the act of locking someone up while it is happening.

    The soldiers kept imprisoning anyone who spoke against the king.

    Imprisoning so many people filled the jails past their limit.

    Note

imprisoning is a form of imprison

imprison, verb: To lock someone up in a jail or other closed place against their will. Full entry

Forms
imprisonimprisons he/she/itimprisoning -ing formimprisoned past tense, past participle
Spelling
imprison → imprisoning: add -ing

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