Antonyms for getting


Grammar : Noun
Spell : get
Phonetic Transcription : gɛt


Definition of getting

Origin :
  • early 14c., "offspring," from get (v.). Meaning "what is got, booty" is from 14c.
  • noun the act of procuring
  • noun the act of changing
Example sentences :
  • He's getting old, and he's come along into his second childhood.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "And you're getting it so high it's top-heavy," cautioned Mrs. Drelmer.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "Now we're getting where Christians live," said Percival, with warm appreciation.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • And then we'll have to see about getting all our capital here.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • One of our horses is very lame, and we have a little trouble in getting him along.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Philip was getting into a dangerous mood with his sentimentalism.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • To-night we did not succeed in getting the howitzer into camp.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • But there was no getting from him, till I had heard a great deal more of what he had to say.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I didn't mean it, but things are getting beyond my endurance.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • There's a great roaring in the west, and it's worse it'll be getting when the tide's turned to the wind.
  • Extract from : « Riders to the Sea » by J. M. Synge

Synonyms for getting

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