protecting
[ pruh-tek-ting ]
adjective
providing protection or shelter.
Origin of protecting
1Other words from protecting
- pro·tect·ing·ly, adverb
- pro·tect·ing·ness, noun
- non·pro·tect·ing, adjective
- un·pro·tect·ing, adjective
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How to use protecting in a sentence
Presently, however, Catherine threw her arm round her with a tender protectingness.
Robert Elsmere | Mrs. Humphry Ward
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