Antonyms for quitting


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kwit
Phonetic Transcription : kwɪt


Definition of quitting

Origin :
  • c.1200, "free, clear" (of debt, etc.), from Old French quite, quitte "free, clear, entire, at liberty; discharged; unmarried," from Medieval Latin quitus, quittus, from Latin quietus "free" (in Medieval Latin "free from war, debts, etc."), also "calm, resting" (see quiet (adj.)).
  • verb abandon, leave
  • verb stop doing something
Example sentences :
  • I felt more, in quitting this ship, than I did in quitting Halifax.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • After quitting the light, we made the best of our way for the town.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The idea of remaining in the brig was unpleasant to me, and I had thought of quitting her for some days.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I cannot give any reason but caprice for quitting this ship.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The men did not relish the idea of quitting the spot; but, after some talk, they came into my plan.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Last night I was honored by your praise of my graceful mode of quitting it!
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • Report says also that he has the instinct of a rat in quitting a falling house.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Wherefore, what have I personally gained by quitting and what have I personally lost?
  • Extract from : « The Old Game » by Samuel G. Blythe
  • It is difficult to express what I felt in quitting the Dauphin.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • When you're angry you always talk of quitting, but it isn't so easy when you just stop to think about it.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for quitting

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