Avowing
[ə'vaʊɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Avow
Checker: Stella
Examples
- The cool contempt of her manner irritated me into directly avowing that the purpose of my visit had not been answered yet. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- This De Grantmesnil declined, avowing himself vanquished as much by the courtesy as by the address of his opponent. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Checker: Stella