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borrowing.

present participle and gerund of borrow

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbɔrəwɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of borrow

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
    She is borrowing my pen.
  2. Shoplifting.

    euphemistic · slang
Where this word comes from

From borrow + -ing.

noun/ˈbɔrəwɪŋ/
  1. An instance of something being borrowed.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From borrow + -ing.

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