Definition of Prolonging

1. Verb. (present participle of prolong) ¹

2. Noun. prolongation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prolonging

1. prolong [v] - See also: prolong

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prolonging

prologuizing
prolong
prolongable
prolongate
prolongation
prolongational reduction
prolongational reductions
prolongations
prolonge
prolonge knot
prolonged
prolongedly
prolonger
prolongers
prolonges
prolonging (current term)
prolongingly
prolongings
prolongment
prolongments
prolongs
prolongued
prolotherapist
prolotherapists
prolotherapy
prolusion
prolusions
prolusory
proly
prolyl

Literary usage of Prolonging

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Petroleum Industry by Raymond Foss Bacon, William Allen Hamor (1916)
"Some methods that by prolonging the life of wells may be helpful in obtaining the maximum amount of oil at a minimum cost, are briefly summarized on the ..."

2. The American Petroleum Industry by Raymond Foss Bacon, William Allen Hamor (1916)
"Some methods that by prolonging the life of wells may be helpful in obtaining the maximum amount of oil at a minimum cost, are briefly summarized on the ..."

3. Institutes of Common and Statute Law by John Barbee Minor (1877)
"Continual Claim as prolonging the Period of Limitation. 3k. Disabilities of Plaintiff as prolonging the Period of Limitation. We have seen elsewhere that, ..."

4. The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life by Hannah More (1827)
"... governing kings and kingdoms ; prolonging or contracting the duration of empires ; tracing out beforehand, in the unimpeachable page of the prophet ..."

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