Definition of Persisting

1. Adjective. Relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit. "Impossible to escape the dogging fears"

Exact synonyms: Dogging
Similar to: Continuous, Uninterrupted

Definition of Persisting

1. a. Inclined to persist; tenacious of purpose; persistent.

Definition of Persisting

1. Verb. (present participle of persist) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Persisting

1. persist [v] - See also: persist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Persisting

persistent chronic hepatitis
persistent ectopic pregnancy
persistent foetal circulation syndrome
persistent generalised lymphadenopathy
persistent mullerian duct syndrome
persistent tremor
persistent vegetative state
persistently
persistently growing tooth
persister
persisters
persisting
persistingly
persistive
persists
persnicketiness
persnickety
person
person-to-person
person-years
person agreement
person hour
person of color
person of colour
person of ordinary skill in the art
person of size

Literary usage of Persisting

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

1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"[AD 386—398.1 The prudent Stilicho, instead of persisting to force the inclinations of a prince, and people, who rejected his government, wisely abandoned ..."

2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1913)
"This persisting fœtal fold, which produced no symptoms, is perhaps what Lane has called the ... persisting ..."

3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"But, General,"—still persisting, the weeping veteran cried, " I'm young enough to follow, so long as you're my guide ; And some, you know, must bite the ..."

4. The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising Its by James Gettys McGready Ramsey (1853)
"Spain, still persisting in her extensive claims east of that river and to its exclusive navigation, appointed, in 1785, Don Diego Gardoqui her Minister, ..."

5. A Complete History of Connecticut, Civil and Ecclesiastical from the by Benjamin Trumbull (1818)
"... persisting in his hostilities against the Indians upon Long-Island, the general court adopt measures for the defence of the Indians and the English ..."

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