abridging
Meaning of abridging
verb
- To deprive; to cut off.
- To debar from.
- To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent.
- To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense.
- Cut short; truncate.
- To curtail.
He had his rights abridged by the crooked sheriff.
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Hyphenation of abridging
abridg-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- abridging is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Anagrams of abridging
Words that rhyme with abridging
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