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quarantining

SayKWOR-uhn-teen-ingUS/ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin.ɪŋ/UK/ˈkwɒɹ.ən.tiːn.ɪŋ/

2 meanings of quarantining

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    The act of keeping a person or animal apart from others to stop a disease from spreading.

    Like keeping a sick child home from school so the other kids do not catch the cold.

    The quarantining of sick travelers helped slow the outbreak.

    Strict quarantining kept the virus from reaching the village.

    Similarisolation, segregation, self-isolation

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of quarantine. Use this form for an action that is happening now.

    Doctors are quarantining the sick passengers right now.

    They kept quarantining new arrivals all week long.

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quarantining is a form of quarantine

quarantine, verb: To keep a sick person or animal away from others so a disease does not spread. Full entry

Forms
quarantinequarantines he/she/itquarantining -ing formquarantined past tense, past participle
Spelling
quarantine → quarantining: drop the e, add -ing

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Origin

This is the word "quarantine" plus "-ing".