- present participle of abate.
abating
Example Sentences
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Abating inflation helped lower some of Amazon's transportation spending, somewhat offset by fuel costs, he said.
From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023
Abating much of what has been extravagantly vaunted about the march of mind and the perfectibility of human society, it is still visibly true that the general condition of the world is improved and improving.
From The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 by Various
Abating his intrigue and ambition, he was a most estimable man, and deserved the affections of the nation, which he retained until his death.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John
Abating his pace by degrees almost to a mere creep, the man at last came within three feet of him, and, pausing, gazed amazed into Israel's eyes.
From Israel Potter by Melville, Herman
Abating sweating and its evils, inspection of toilets, hygienic conditions in shops are now matters frequently controlled by our city fathers.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V by Harper, Ida Husted
