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ex·plain·ing

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  1. explainingadjective

    Of something that explains.

    We understood better after we read his explaining letter.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Explaining

    of Explain

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  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'explaining' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4815

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of explaining in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of explaining in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of explaining in a Sentence

  1. Erika Jayne:

    The subpoena sounds like a fishing expedition or desperation move if it is directed at Erika, i keep explaining that there is no hidden treasure, which we have supported by providing counsel for the bankruptcy trustee with all relevant bank account and financial information in Erika’s possession. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP.

  2. James Comey:

    To their everlasting shame, the leaders --( Senate Majority Leader Mitch) McConnell,( House Judiciary CommitteeHours Speaker Paul) Ryan -- refused, i think they're going to have a hard time explaining that to history.

  3. Ekaterina Kotrikadze:

    Russia is explaining to people inside of the country — to the Russian public — that it is actually defending its citizens inside of Donbas, on the state media … you could see that the propaganda machine was working, explaining that Kyiv is killing people.

  4. Jim Cramer:

    They're very disappointing, meta is having a difficult time explaining to the market that its AI investments are worth sacrificing all its free cash flow for.

  5. Bernie Sanders:

    Dejected Democrats's going to have a lot of explaining to do to the people of West Virginia to tell them why Dejected Democrats doesn't have the guts to take on the drug companies to lower the cost of prescription drugs ; why Dejected Democrats is not prepared to expand home health care.

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