surrendering

USsuh-REN-der-ing/səˈɹɛndɚɪŋ/UKsuh-REN-duh-ring/səˈɹɛndəɹɪŋ/

2 meanings of surrendering

1
verb
Present participle of surrender. Use this -ing form for something happening now or as the name of the action.
The soldiers were surrendering when reinforcements finally arrived.
She kept surrendering her seat to older passengers on the bus.
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2
noununcountable
The act of giving up the fight and letting the other side win, or handing yourself over.
Like raising your hands and saying, "You win, I give up."
The general's surrendering saved many lives that day.
Their surrendering came only after weeks of hard fighting.
Similarcapitulation, handover, yielding, fall

surrendering is a form of surrender

surrender, verb: To stop fighting and give yourself up to an enemy or the police. Full entry

Forms: surrendersurrenders he/she/itsurrendering -ing formsurrendered past tense, past participle
Spelling: surrender → surrendering: add -ing

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