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rescuing

SayRES-kyoo-ing/ˈɹɛs.kjuː.ɪŋ/

Noun pluralrescuings

2 meanings of rescuing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of rescue. Use it for saving that is happening now or as the name of the action.

    The firefighters were rescuing people from the burning house.

    Rescuing lost dogs is her favorite weekend job.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of saving a person or animal from danger.

    Like pulling a friend out of deep water when they cannot swim.

    The rescuing of the cat from the tall tree took almost an hour.

    Their quick rescuing of the lost hikers made the local news.

    Similarsaving, evacuation, extraction

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rescuing is a form of rescue

rescue, verb: To save someone or something from danger, harm, or a bad situation. Full entry

Forms
rescuerescues he/she/itrescuing -ing formrescued past tense, past participle
Spelling
rescue → rescuing: drop the e, add -ing

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