valuing
- 1Present participle and gerund of value.
The appraiser is valuing the estate before the auction begins.
Valuing honesty above convenience, she reported the mistake herself.
Note
The -ing form carries both halves of the verb: an appraiser's judgment of what something is worth, and the private habit of holding something dear. The final e of value drops before the suffix. The appraising meaning sits easily in the progressive (she is valuing the house). The cherishing meaning names an attitude rather than a task, so it more often opens a participle clause or works as a gerund: valuing friendship comes naturally to him.
valuing is a form of value
value, verb: To regard someone or something as important, worthwhile, or dear to oneself. Full entry
- Spelling
- value → valuing: drop the e, add -ing
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