Antonyms for announcing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-nouns
Phonetic Transcription : əˈnaʊns


Definition of announcing

Origin :
  • c.1500, "proclaim, make known," from Old French anoncier "announce, proclaim" (12c., Modern French annoncer), from Latin annuntiare, adnuntiare "to announce, relate," literally "to bring news," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + nuntiare "relate, report," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). Related: Announced; announcing.
  • verb make a proclamation
  • verb declare arrival
Example sentences :
  • But whatever Tip went into, he came out of tired, announcing that he had cut it.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • After tea there came another knock at the door, announcing Arthur.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Most people have read his letter to his friend Bedford, announcing the death of one.
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • Later in the evening she received a telegram from Jan announcing Meg's whereabouts.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • Some of the men were already sleeping, announcing the fact more or less loudly.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • "Quite an informal affair," she said, in announcing her intention.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • "You are saved," said Rita, as if she were announcing dinner.
  • Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
  • We have played our parts in announcing to you how things stand there.
  • Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
  • That was her way of announcing her religion, and a pleasant one.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • Then Luke gave a grunt, announcing that he had barked his left shin.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer

Synonyms for announcing

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