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Warding vs Warring - What's the difference?

warding | warring |

As nouns the difference between warding and warring

is that warding is the act of one who wards while warring is the act of engaging in war or conflict.

As a verb warding

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective warring is

engaged in war; belligerent.

warding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who wards.
  • * 1968 , Digest of Neurology and Psychiatry
    • The study of defense mechanisms will remain incomplete so long as they are regarded chiefly as wardings off, renunciations and negative assertions.

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    warring

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • engaged in war; belligerent

    • Antonyms

    * peaceful

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of engaging in war or conflict.
  • * 1842 , The Church of England Magazine (volume 13, page 189)
    • Worn out and wearied with the endless warrings of virulent sectarians
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