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reversing

Sayri-VURS-ingUS/ɹɪˈvɝsɪŋ/UK/ɹɪˈvɜːsɪŋ/

2 meanings of reversing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of reverse. Use this form for an action happening now.

    He was reversing the truck when he heard a crash.

    Reversing carefully, she avoided the wall behind her.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    An act of changing something to its opposite direction or order.

    Like turning a toy car around to drive it the other way.

    The reversing of his decision made the whole team happy.

    A sudden reversing of the current pushed the small boat backward.

    Similarreversal, overturning, turnaround

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reversing is a form of reverse

reverse, verb: To turn something around so it faces or runs the other way. Full entry

Forms
reversereverses he/she/itreversing -ing formreversed past tense, past participle
Spelling
reverse → reversing: drop the e, add -ing

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