conferring

Meaning of conferring

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
    the Minister may have exceeded the powers conferred on him by Parliament
  2. have discussions; exchange opinions.
    the officials were conferring with allies

late Middle English (in the general sense ‘bring together’, also in confer (sense 2)): from Latin conferre, from con- ‘together’ + ferre ‘bring’.

Information about conferring

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of conferring

con-fer-ring

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
  • conferring is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

conferring synonyms

Meaning have discussions with (someone), typically before undertaking a course of action:

consult

Meaning speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words:

talk

Meaning say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling:

speak

Meaning engage in conversation:

converse

Meaning share or exchange information, news, or ideas:

communicate

Meaning try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion:

negotiate

Meaning hold a conference with the opposing side to discuss terms:

parley

Meaning talk unproductively and at length:

palaver

Meaning talk at length; chatter:

jaw

Meaning strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention:

rap

Meaning meet or confer:

powwow

Meaning engage in conversation; talk:

confabulate

conferring antonyms

Meaning refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another):

withhold

Meaning take (something) away or off from the position occupied:

remove

Anagrams of conferring

renforcing

Words that rhyme with conferring

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