Definition of Subduing

1. Verb. (present participle of subdue) ¹

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Definition of Subduing

1. subdue [v] - See also: subdue

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subduing

subductions
subductive
subductively
subducts
subdue
subdued
subduedly
subduedness
subduement
subduements
subduer
subduers
subdues
subduest
subdueth
subduing (current term)
subdulcid
subduple
subduplicate
subdural
subdural hematoma
subdurally
subdwarf
subdwarfs
subdynamics
subecho
subechoes
subeconomies
subeconomy
subedar

Literary usage of Subduing

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

1. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1876)
"i ON THE METHOD OP subduing INSECTS INJURIOUS TO AGRICULTURE. By JOHN L. LECONTE, of Philadelphia, Penn. IN accordance with predictions made at the time of ..."

2. A Narrative of Voyages and Commercial Enterprises by Richard Jeffry Cleveland (1842)
"Means of subduing it. — Leave six Men behind. — Visit from a Chinese. — Weather the North End of Formosa.—Heavy Gales across the Pacific. ..."

3. A Narrative of Voyages and Commercial Enterprises by Richard Jeffry Cleveland (1843)
"Means of subduing it. — Leave six Men behind. — Visit from a Chinese. — Weather the North End of Formosa.—Heavy Gales across the Pacific. ..."

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