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Detesting
Answer for the clue "Detesting ", 9 letters:
abhorring
Word definitions for abhorring in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abhor \Ab*hor"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abhorred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Abhorring .] [L. abhorrere; ab + horrere to bristle, shiver, shudder: cf. F. abhorrer. See Horrid .] To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn: loathe , abominate , execrate ] [also: abhorring , abhorred ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 detestation. (Mid 16 th century.) (R:SOED5: page=4) 2 A detested thing. (Mid 16 th century.) vb. (present participle of abhor English)
Usage examples of abhorring.
When I saw the veggie alien and I commented on nature abhorring a vacuum, it reminded me that I was thinking the very same thought when I was talking to LaLeche.
That ninety-nine point nine per cent on either side are united in only one thing - in abhorring terrorism and in their desire to live only in peace.