sustaining

Meaning of sustaining

verb
  1. To maintain, or keep in existence.
    The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces.
  2. To provide for or nourish.
    provisions to sustain an army
  3. To encourage or sanction (something).
  4. To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
    The building sustained major damage in the earthquake.
  5. To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
    to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition
  6. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
    A foundation sustains the superstructure; an animal sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.
  7. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.

noun

The process by which something is sustained or upheld.

adjective

That sustains, supports or provides sustenance.

Information about sustaining

  • The plural form of sustaining is: sustainings.
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Hyphenation of sustaining

sus-tain-ing

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

Words that rhyme with sustaining

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