advancing

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ədˈvɑːnsɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ədˈvænsɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: ad‧vanc‧ing

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Verb

advancing

1. present participle and gerund of advance

Noun

advancing (plural advancings)

1. The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
   • 1839, Henry Blunt, A practical exposition of the epistles to the Seven Churches, page 52:

     […] who feels, not as even the kindest and the holiest friend on earth can feel towards our patient endurance, our shortcomings, or our slow advancings […]