persisting — continuing to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: continuing to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable
Pronunciation (IPA): /pərˈsɪstɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- My cat keeps persisting in trying to catch the red dot from my laser pointer.
- The student is persisting with his studies despite failing twice.
- The weird smell from the fridge is persisting even after I cleaned it three times.
persisting
VERB[/pərˈsɪstɪŋ/]
continuing to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable
💡 Concept
continuing to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable
🎵 Rhyme
Persisting through rain, resisting coach's insisting!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/pərˈsɪstɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/pəˈsɪstɪŋ/
🌳Etymology
Prefixper--
Rootsist
Suffix--ing
🎵Rhyme
existingresistinginsistingconsisting
existing
resisting
insisting
consisting
🔗Collocations
persisting problem
persisting symptoms
persisting rain
persisting efforts
persisting despite
persisting with
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat keeps persisting in trying to catch the red dot from my laser pointer.”
“The student is persisting with his studies despite failing twice.”
😄 Fun example
“The weird smell from the fridge is persisting even after I cleaned it three times.”
😄 Fun example
“She's persisting in her belief that pineapple belongs on pizza.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
continuingenduringmaintainingsustaininglasting
Antonyms
stoppingceasingquitting
Related
persistencepersistentpersistinsistresist
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