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DENYING

Definition: DENYING

DENYING

Personal pronoun & verb & noun

1. Of Deny

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "DENYING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Synonyms within Context: DENYING

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Negation

Adjective: denying;Verb: denied;Verb: contradictory; negative, negatory; recusant; (dissenting); at issue upon.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: DENYING

English words defined with "DENYING": Abnegative, affirmative pleading, allegation, allegement, Anabaptist denomination, AtheousContrapositiondefence, defense, demurrer, denial, determinism, disbelievingestoppelIt is no nayModalistpass, Paulianist, pleadRecusativesceptical, self-control, self-denial, self-discipline, Semi-Pelagian, skepticalTo be acknownunbelieving. (references)
Specialty definitions using "DENYING": ABRUSSI, Abstainer, APPEALS REFEREEcounter command, control and communicationsECONOMYlock-out, Lordnetwork managementsoul. (references)

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Modern Usage: DENYING

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I wouldn't dream of denying you the opportunity! (The Big Valley; writing credit: Jean-Claude Carrière)

Are you denying the snazzy of that? (The Tick; writing credit: Larry Charles; Lon Diamond)

You were just denying your inner child. (The Santa Clause; writing credit: Leonardo Benvenuti; Steve Rudnick)

Lyrics

What's the use in you denying (More Than That; performing artist: Backstreet Boys)

I'm a winner there's no denying (THE MAIN EVENT/FIGHT; performing artist: Barbra Streisand)

You've been denying you could ever feel (An Innocent Man; performing artist: Billy Joel)

In my life, there's no denying (Everyday; performing artist: Bon Jovi)

There's something wrong here, there can be no denying ("It's Too Late"; performing artist: Carole King)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: DENYING

DomainTitle

Books

  • Denying Biology (reference)

  • Denying Divinity: Apophasis in the Patristic Christian and Soto Zen Buddhist Traditions (reference)

  • Denying History: Who Says Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It (reference)

  • Denying Human Rights and Ethnic Identity the Greeks of Turkey: The Greeks of Turkey (Helsinki Watch Report) (reference)

  • Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: DENYING

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Familiar Quotations: DENYING

AuthorQuotation

John Foster

The atheist is one of the most daring beings in creation -- a condemner of God who explodes his laws by denying his existence.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; Unbelief in denying them.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: DENYING

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

There was no denying that those brothers had penetration.

Through the Looking-Glass

Carroll, Lewis

Alice felt there was no denying that.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

He had persisted in denying everything, both the theft and the fact that he had been a convict.

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

And since old Tom and the children could not know hurt or fear unless she acknowledged hurt and fear, she had practiced denying them in herself.

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

So thoroughly and sincerely are we compelled to live, reverencing our life, and denying the possibility of change.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: DENYING

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

If "contact" sports should be avoided because the child's platelet count is low, you will want to see that he avoids them. But if there is no reason not to go skateboarding or participate in sports, denying this may be overprotection on your part at a time when your child should be enjoying normal activities. (references)

Business

Beginning in 1993, the Ministry of Labor stopped officially denying the existence of strikes. (references)

While denying that any individuals had been illegally detained, the Government has offered to investigate reports of disappearances. (references)

Civil Liberties

Uzbekistan

This provision enables the Government to ban any group simply by denying its registration petition. (references)

Cuba

Government efforts to undermine dissidents included denying them advanced education and professional opportunities. (references)

Papua New Guinea

The process of registration may be slowed by bureaucratic inefficiency, but there is no policy of denying registration. (references)

Economic History

Guyana

In theory, the government can limit competition with state-owned companies by denying private firms the required licenses to operate. (references)

Zambia

Improvements include revoking licenses of insolvent banks, denying bailouts, limiting deposit protection, strengthening loan recovery efforts, and upgrading the training and incentives of bank supervisors. (references)

Cyprus

These two laws have helped Cyprus comply with its obligations under the WTO TRIPs agreement and also to remain off the U.S. "Special 301" list of countries effectively denying adequate IPR protection to U.S. persons. (references)

Human Rights

Georgia

Human Rights Watch reported in 2000 that police often called a detainee's lawyer as a witness, thereby denying him access to his client. (references)

Turkey

After initially denying that the two had been detained, the Jandarma admitted they had been in the station but that they had left after half an hour. (references)

Botswana

Constitutional protections are not applied to illegal immigrants, although the constitutionality of denying them due process has not been tested in court. (references)

Indigenous People

Guatemala

Since 1999 there have been no reports of schools denying children the right to wear traditional indigenous dress, a common complaint under the previous administration. (references)

Japan

Under an 1899 law, the Government pursued a policy of forced assimilation, imposing mandatory Japanese-language education and denying the Ainu their right to continue traditional practices. (references)

Minorities

Poland

In April 2000, Opole University fired professor Dariusz Ratajczak for publishing a book denying the Holocaust. (references)

Political Economy

BULGARIA

However, Podkrepa has complained that a 1998 law denying workers the right to appeal government decisions on the legality of strikes is unconstitutional and violates an ILO convention. (references)

Zimbabwe

Despite the campaign of terror, the MDC won 57 of 120 contested seats in Parliament in the June 2000 elections, denying ZANU-PF the two-thirds majority necessary to amend the constitution and subsequently subjecting the Government to scrutiny to which it was unaccustomed. (references)

SPAIN

In September 1999, in a trademark case in which a well-known U.S. apparel manufacturer complained about infringement of its brand name, the Spanish Supreme Court handed down a decision denying it the right to continue marketing its products under its trademark name in Spain. (references)

Worker Rights

Taiwan

However, in 1998 foreign domestic workers were exempted from the LSL, denying them the right to safeguards provided to citizens. (references)

Ethiopia

Reports of abuse decreased after the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs began reviewing the contracts of prospective domestic workers and denying exit visas if the contracts did not appear satisfactory. (references)

Kuwait

The Labor Law discriminates against foreign workers by denying them voting rights and by permitting them to join unions only after 5 years of residence, although the KTUF states that this requirement is not enforced. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure. A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others. Said a man to a crapulent youth: "I thought You a total abstainer, my son." "So I am, so I am," said the scrapgrace caught -- "But not, sir, a bigoted one." G.J.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: DENYING

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dennis Miller

We're so used to people denying their guilt, that when we hear somebody actually take responsibility for their actions, we get that confused look on our face people always have when their cat starts dry humping a Great Dane.

Rush Limbaugh

Daschle is denying you farmers and ranchers disaster relief just like he's denying you seasoned citizens a prescription drug bill just so he can blame Bush for it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: DENYING

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George W. Bush

2001-2005The time for denying, deceiving, and delaying has come to an end.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: DENYING

"DENYING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 99.20% of the time. "DENYING" is used about 625 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)99.2%62010,430
Noun (singular)0.48%3202,518
Noun (proper)0.32%2245,945
                    Total100.00%625N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: DENYING

Expression using "DENYING": self denying. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "DENYING": life-denying, reality-denying, renunciant renunciative self-abnegating self-denying, self-denying.

Containing "DENYING": self-denying person.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: DENYING

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  denying

8

  austere belief denying in life living self very

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: DENYING

Language Translations for "DENYING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏منكر الذات (self denying). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

себеотрицателен (renunciative, renunciatory, self denying, self-forgetful). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

否认 (Abnegation, Denial, Denied, Deny, Disavow, Disavowed, Disavowing, Disclaim, Disclaimed, Disclaiming). (various references)

   

French

  

niant. (various references)

   

German

  

leugnend (denyingly, gainsaying), abweisend (cool, repelling, repulsing, unsympathetic), aberkennend. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ολιγαρκήσ (frugal, self denying). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מת זר (abstemious, abstinent, ascetic, self denying), פרוש (abstemious, abstinent, chaste, commentary, construction, exegesis, explanation, interpretation, reading, seclusive, self denying). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

igénytelen (austere, devoid of all pretence, frugal, modest, self-denying, unassuming, undemanding, unpretending), ez kétségbevonhatatlan (there's no denying), önmegtartóztató (abstinent, austere, continent, self denying, self-denying). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

(Denial, INJUSTICE, Negation, Negative, no, wrong). (various references)

   

Manx

  

obballagh (denier, forbidding, negative, negativist, refutable, self-denying). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

enyingday

   

Romanian

  

tãgãduire (denial, disavowal, disclaimer, negation), negare (denial, disavowal, disclaimer, negation, refutation). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

icheadh (contradicting, deny, renouncing). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

abnegado (self denying, selfless, unselfish). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

förnekande (abnegation, denial, disavowal, disclamation, negation, renunciation, repudiation). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kendini tutan (self denying), fedakâr (devoted, self denying, self-forgetful, self-sacrificing, unselfish), özverili (devoted, self denying, selfless, self-sacrificing, unselfish). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

який жертву" своїми інтересами (self denying). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: DENYING

LanguageDateSource2 Timothy Chapter 3, Verse 5
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEconteV morfwsin eusebeiaV thn de dunamin authV hrnhmenoi kai toutouV apotrepou
Latin405VulgateHabentes speciem quidem pietatis virtutem autem eius abnegantes et hos devita
Middle English1395WyclifHauynge the licknesse of pitee, but denyynge the vertu of it. And eschewe thou these men.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleHavynge a similitude of godly lyvynge but have denyed the power ther of and soche abhorre.
Jacobean English1611King JamesHaving a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Victorian English1833WebsterHaving a form of godliness, but denying its power: from such turn away.
Basic English1964OgdenHaving a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: DENYING

Language2 Timothy Chapter 3, Verse 5
Cebuanonga nagabaton sa dagway sa tinoohan apan nagapanghimakak sa gahum niini. Likayi kining maong mga tawhana.
CroatianImaju oblièje pobožnosti, ali snage su se njezine odrekli. I njih se kloni!
Danishsom have Gudfrygtigheds Skin, men have fornægtet dens Kraft. Og fra disse skal du vende dig bort!
DutchHebbende een gedaante van godzaligheid, maar die de kracht derzelve verloochend hebben. Heb ook een afkeer van deze.
Finnishheissä on jumalisuuden ulkokuori, mutta he kieltävät sen voiman. Senkaltaisia karta.
Frenchayant l`apparence de la piété, mais reniant ce qui en fait la force. Éloigne-toi de ces hommes-l .
Germandie da haben den Schein eines gottseligen Wesens, aber seine Kraft verleugnen sie; und solche meide.
Haitian CreoleY'ap fè tankou y'ap sèvi Bondye. Men, yo pa kwè nan pouvwa Bondye a tout bon vre. Pa mele ak moun konsa menm.
HungarianKiknél megvan a kegyességnek látszata, de megtagadják annak erejét. És ezeket kerüld.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariMeskipun secara lahir, mereka taat menjalankan kewajiban agama, namun menolak inti dari agama itu sendiri. Jauhilah orang-orang yang seperti itu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamayang merupakan dirinya seperti orang beribadat, tetapi kuasa ibadat itu telah ditolakkannya, maka daripada orang itu palingkanlah dirimu.
Italiancon la parvenza della piet , mentre ne hanno rinnegata la forza interiore. Guardati bene da costoro!
LatvianÂrçji liekuïodami dievbijîbu, bet tâs spçku noliegdami. Arî no tâdiem izvairies!
MaoriKo te ahua o te karakia kei a ratou, tona kaha ia whakakahoretia iho: tahuri ke koe i nga tangata pera.
Norwegiansom har gudfryktighets skinn, men fornekter dens kraft - og disse skal du vende dig fra.
Portuguesetendo aparência de piedade, mas negando-lhe o poder. Afasta- te também desses.   
Rumanianavknd doar o formq de evlavie dar tqgqduindu -i puterea. Depqrteazq-te de oamenii acewtia.
RussianЙНЕАЭЙЕ ЧЙ" 'МБЗПЮЕУФЙС, УЙМЩ ЦЕ ЕЗП ПФТЕЛЫЙЕУС. фБЛПЧЩИ Х"БМСКУС.
ShuarYusa kakarmari "ántraiti" Tuíniak pénker umirkachartatui. Túrasha Yúsan umirua Núnisar Túrawartatui. Nu shuar penké Pachisáip.
SpanishTendrán apariencia de piedad, pero negarán su eficacia. A éstos evita.
SwahiliKwa nje wataonekana kama watu wenye kumcha Mungu, lakini wataikana nguvu yake. Jiepushe kabisa na watu wa namna hiyo.
UmaAne gau' to rahilo doo, mpotuku' moto-ra ada agama hewa tauna to mengkoru hi Alata'ala. Tapi' kuasa Alata'ala to ma'ala mpobalii' nono-ra, rasapuaka lau-wadi-rana. Neo' nuposigalo-raka tauna to hewa toe gau' -ra.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: DENYING

Derivations

Words beginning with "DENYING": denyingly. (additional references)

Words ending with "DENYING": redenying. (additional references)


Misspellings

"DENYING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dandying, delying, dencing, denieing, Denikin, dening, denking, Dennings, denving, denyin, Denzin, dieying, dinkying, diy-ing, Dubynin, heyning. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "DENYING"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "DENYING" (pronounced dunī"ing)
3-ī" i ngapplying, belying, buying, complying, crying, decrying, defying, drying, dyeing, dying, eyeing, flying, frying, implying, indemnifying, lying, misapplying, overflying, overlying, plying, prying, relying, replying, retrying, semidrying, shying, sighing, spying, supplying, tieing, trying, tying, underlying, undying, vying.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: DENYING

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-g-i-n-n-y"

-1 letter: dingey, dyeing, dynein, ending, ginned.

-2 letters: deign, dinge, dingy, dying, eying, ginny, inned.

-3 letters: deni, deny, dine, ding, dyne, edgy, gied, gien, nide, nine.

-4 letters: den, dey, die, dig, din, dye, end, eng, ged, gen, gey, gid, gie, gin, inn, yen, yid, yin.

-5 letters: de, ed, en, id, in, ne, ye.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-g-i-n-n-y"
 

+2 letters: bendaying, denyingly, hoydening, redenying.

 

+3 letters: densifying, enduringly, gynandries, underlying, unedifying, unendingly, unyielding.

 

+4 letters: androgynies, cylindering, deadeningly, deafeningly, demandingly, denazifying, endearingly, identifying, indulgently, ingrainedly, maddeningly, underbuying, underlaying, underpaying, unfeignedly, unsteadying.

 

+5 letters: blunderingly, denitrifying, discerningly, heterodyning, indemnifying, indigenously, resoundingly, thunderingly, typefounding, underlyingly, underplaying, unyieldingly.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: DENYING


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 45 4E 59 49 4E 47

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01000101 01001110 01011001 01001001 01001110 01000111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#69 &#78 &#89 &#73 &#78 &#71

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0045 004E 0059 0049 004E 0047

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

38394859434841

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Quotations: Spoken
10. Quotations: Speeches
11. Usage Frequency
12. Expressions
13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Bible Trace
16. Derivations
17. Rhymes
18. Anagrams
19. Orthography
20. Bibliography


  

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