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deserting

Meanings

  • abandoning a duty or a post, especially without prior permission or proper reason.

    - "Soldiers deserting their posts during war."
    - "Employees deserting their jobs without proper notice or reason."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with deserting
abstaining , maintaining , sustaining , straining
Homophones
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  1. desert () : an arid area of landscape

  2. deserting () : abandoning a duty or a post, especially without prior permission or proper reason.

Variants
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desert , deserted , deserting , deserts
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The verb 'deserting' can be conjugated in various forms, such as the present participle 'deserting', the past participle 'deserted', and the past tense 'deserted'.

Etymology
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The word 'deserting' comes from the Old French word 'deserter', which means 'to abandon' or 'to forsake'.

Related Concepts
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  1. defection: The act of leaving one political party, allegiance, or cause to join another, especially in order to gain an advantage or to gain support for a particular view or proposal.

  2. surrender: The act of giving up or yielding possession of something, typically as a result of being defeated or outnumbered, or because of some other reason, such as a treaty or an agreement.

Quotes
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  1. Left alone for a moment, he feels mournful, bereft—and then panicky, when he thinks he has been "deserted" again.

    - Richard Corliss,{it}Time{/it},7 Mar. 2005

  2. Boulet saw his longtime partner "desert" him in the midst of the storm, then had his wife and daughter skip town in its aftermath.

    - Mike Flaherty,{it}TV Guide{/it},10-16 Sept. 2007

  3. But now the building seemed "deserted" at two in the afternoon, and I soon learned that the paper, incredibly, was forced to advertise for applicants to the staff.

    - Arthur Miller,{it}Timebends{/it},1987
Culture
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In literature and art, deserting often refers to the act of abandoning a post, duty, or commitment. This theme can be found in various literary and artistic works, such as novels, poems, paintings, and films.

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