Protecting
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verb.
Present participle of
protect
.
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adjective.
shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
Word Usage
"This, tribunes, is what you call protecting the plebs, exposing it to be helplessly butchered by the enemy!"
Equivalent
protective
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
affecting
collecting
connecting
correcting
defecting
verb-stem
protect