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conferring
[ kuhn-fur-ing ]
noun
- the presentation of a degree, honor, gift, etc.:
The ceremony included the conferring of 330 undergraduate and 46 graduate degrees.
- the act of consulting with someone or carrying on a discussion or deliberation:
Conferring is a critical step in reflecting on our writing and ultimately improving it.
adjective
- relating to the presentation of a degree, honor, gift, etc.:
Provide the title of the diploma or degree received, the name of the conferring institution, and its city and state.
- involved in or relating to a discussion or consultation:
He looked over at the conferring soldiers, deep in conversation and seemingly oblivious to their surroundings.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conferring1
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Example Sentences
One evening, they found Sanjay and his friends “conferring” with two women in a hotel room near the slum.
Various countries are conferring about how to solve that problem.
Pinault, gray-flannelled and black-shoed, was conferring at the next-door table with an adviser, Philippe Segalot.
The first commencement of Union College for conferring degrees in the arts and sciences.
But they went slowly, with much half-whispered, sullen conferring and many a backward glance at Marius and those with him.
In 1855 Congress passed an act conferring citizenship on alien women who should marry American citizens.
That could not be entered into without conferring that obligation on all the parties represented at its formation.
She could not but love one upon whom she was conferring such rich blessings.
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