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setting back

vb. (present participle of set back English)

Usage examples of "setting back".

I said, setting back down again, when to my annoyance a sea-going figger bulked up to the table.

Seems to me most of the folks doing all the talk about peace and giving the other fellow the benefit of the doubt were folks setting back to home in cushy chairs with plenty of grub around and the police nearby to protect them.

And speaking of setting back, you just cost the Foundation a nice tidy sum there.

He'd wondered if that meant setting back their birthdays three months, but hadn't asked.

Her fingers spun the dial setting back a few turns, pushed the start button.