- present participle of spirit.
spiriting
Example Sentences
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Parada, co-founder of the treasure-hunting outfit Finders Keepers, has long suspected the FBI of conducting a secret overnight dig for the gold and spiriting it away.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
It has carried out spectacular missions such as hunting down Arab enemies through Europe, capturing Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and, with agents disguised as scuba diving instructors, spiriting Ethiopian Jews out to Israel.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2023
War heroes: A student spiriting supplies to soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
Instead, after a spiriting comeback attempt came short on Saturday, the Suns are heading back to Milwaukee and the Bucks have a chance to prevent this series from lasting seven.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2021
Ambudrones began to descend from above, grasping his victims and spiriting them away to the nearest revival center.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
