# invoking

Pronunciation: say "in-VOHK-ing" US /ɪnˈvoʊkɪŋ/, UK /ɪnˈvəʊkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of invoke. — present participle and gerund of invoke
   - Simple: Present participle of invoke. Use this form for an action happening now, often after a form of "be".
   - _The lawyer kept invoking precedent to support her case._
   - _Invoking the emergency clause let the council act within hours._

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