Crossword clues for denying
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deny \De*ny"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Denied; p. pr. & vb. n. Denying.] [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F. d['e]nier, fr. L. denegare; de- + negare to say no, deny. See Negation.]
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To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; -- opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.
Note: We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.
To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to reject; to decline; to renounce. [Obs.] ``If you deny to dance.''
--Shak.-
To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or yield to; as, to deny a request.
Who finds not Providence all good and wise, Alike in what it gives, and what denies?
--Pope.To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it.
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To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
The falsehood of denying his opinion.
--Bancroft.Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved.
--Keble.To deny one's self, to decline the gratification of appetites or desires; to practice self-denial.
Let him deny himself, and take up his cross.
--Matt. xvi. 24.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of deny English)
Usage examples of "denying".
Then he began a flow of soft cursing such as I had never heard before-vicious, promising vengeance from pagan gods on the high and mighty Lord Bericus for denying Iswy his simple request.
With it, I would have to start all over again, denying Harlan the drugged food, waiting for his return to sanity.
If there was only a way that he could come with her - He wasn't denying her her chance to rebuild her life after her experiences with cold sleep.
Darnell had stiffed her on one load of supplies, reselling it and pocketing the profit himself and blandly denying that any of his drones had been anywhere near SpaceBase I.
I'm not denying you the right of inspection, I'm merely refusing to let you use that instrument.
She had half-expected him to dive in, for it was deep enough, and heard his denying chuckle.
He fought within himself over the fear that by not providing her with a physical bond he was denying her the lover she so desperately wanted.
Then she knew the fiall story of what had happened to him during the voyage, how he had been emotionally abused in a contest of two very strong-willed men who had thought more of denying the other of his company than how their passion battle was wracking him who admired them both.
He leaned back again, pleased with his summation of the events leading up to recent developments: denying the Hivers a new base from which to continue their unique form of colonization.
Somehow, in that hour, she realized how much he had come to mean to her, how much fun he was, how much she had missed by denying herself any intimate relationships before.
His eyes were laughing, denying her remembrance of Borella's conversation to the other Singer on the shuttle from Shankill.
Crystal pulsed in her blood and bones, denying her rest in sleep, surcease by day, no matter how she tried to tire her body.
Even when she was denying him, she couldn't genuinely deny her love for him, just her dependence on the affection of any other human being.
I can't say why-he's denying he remembers a thing now, but they wouldn't believe him if he told them the truth anyway.
Robinton protested, vehemently denying that his mother would ever age.