withholding
Meaning of withholding
noun
- refusal to give something that is due or desired.
the withholding of consent to treatment
- not expressing affection or warmth of feeling.
the guy is a withholding type
he dated a number of emotionally withholding women
- refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another).
the name of the dead man is being withheld
Middle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb hold1.
Information about withholding
- The plural form of withholding is: withholdings.
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Hyphenation of withholding
with-hold-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- withholding is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
withholding synonyms
Meaning refuse to supply as usual; withhold or deduct:
Meaning continue to have (something); keep possession of:
Meaning prevent (an emotion or fact) from being apparent or known; keep secret:
Meaning not allow to be seen; hide:
Words that rhyme with withholding
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