# withdrawing

Pronunciation: say "with-DRAW-ing" US /wɪðˈdɹɔɪŋ/, UK /wɪðˈdɹɔːɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of withdraw. — present participle and gerund of withdraw
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of withdraw. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _The general spent the morning withdrawing his forces from the border._
   - _Withdrawing from the treaty would damage the country's standing abroad._

## Noun

2. The act or process of taking something back, removing it, or retreating from a place, group, or commitment.
   - Simple: The act of taking something back, or of moving away from a place or activity.
   - _The withdrawing of funds before maturity reduced the final payout._
   - _His abrupt withdrawing from negotiations stalled the whole deal._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/withdrawing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).