Disputing
[dis'pju:tɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dispute
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Examples
- I was conscious of an impropriety in my disputing with a military man in matters of his profession, and said no more. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- He never dreamed of disputing their pretensions, but did homage to the miserable Mumbo jumbo they paraded. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- On the whole, I by no means recognized the analysis, but thought it not worth disputing. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- We went out with the resolution of disputing with our foe. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Thompson, a sort of independent or partisan commander who was disputing with us the possession of south-east Missouri. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Well, said Emma, there is no disputing about taste. Jane Austen. Emma.
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