- present participle of defect.
defecting
Example Sentences
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On Chipotle’s final earnings call of 2025, CEO Scott Boatwright said younger customers weren’t defecting to another chain so much as returning to the grocery store.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
"That's not going to appeal to waverers, or to moderate conservatives who might be thinking about defecting."
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
At the dinner, I tried to get a sense if there were more women like Smith—sweet, older Christian Alabamians—snapping and defecting to the left.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
The defecting lawmakers are making it heard that their decision wasn’t taken lightly.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026
“We risked our lives by defecting from our faction,” says Cara, “and we will risk them again to save our faction from itself.”
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
