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Suing vs Ensuing - What's the difference?

suing | ensuing |

As verbs the difference between suing and ensuing

is that suing is while ensuing is .

As a noun suing

is the act of one who sues for something.

As an adjective ensuing is

refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.

suing

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)

    • Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) .

    Noun

  • The act of one who sues for something.
  • * Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • (obsolete) The process of soaking through anything.
  • * (Francis Bacon)
    • In this instance, there is, upon the by, to be noted, the percolation or suing of the verjuice through the wood; for verjuice of itself would never have passed through the wood: so as, it seemeth, it must be first in a kind of vapour, before it pass.
    (Webster 1913)

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    ensuing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.
    • We watched the derailment and ensuing train wreck with a mixture of fascination and horror.

    Synonyms

    * concomitant