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Repeating — Re*peat ing, a. Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a repeating watch. [1913 Webster] {Repeating circle}. See the Note under {Circle}, n., 3. {Repeating decimal}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repeating — index chronic, repetitious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
repeating — adjective a) That repeats; repetitive. b) Of a firearm: capable of firing multiple times without needing recharging. See Also: repeating back, repeating circle, repeating coil … Wiktionary
Repeating — Repeat Re*peat ( p?t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repeated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Repeating}.] [F. r[ e]p[ e]ter, L. repetere; pref. re re + petere to fall upon, attack. See {Petition}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
repeating — noun (C) 1 a repeating gun can be fired several times without being loaded again 2 a repeating watch or clock can be made to repeat the last strike (=sound made at an hour or quarter of an hour) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
repeating — adjective Date: 1824 of a firearm designed to load cartridges from a magazine … New Collegiate Dictionary
repeating — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. recurrent, repetitious, reiterative, imitating, copying, echoing, reechoing, duplicating, reduplicating, reproducing; see also perpetual 2 , verbose … English dictionary for students
repeating — re peat·ing || rɪ pɪËtɪŋ adj. repetitive, recurring intermittently; reappearing intermittently; (about a firearm) loading automatically after each firing re·peat || rɪ pɪËt n. act of redoing something, repetition; reiteration, act of… … English contemporary dictionary
repeating — /rəˈpitɪŋ/ (say ruh peeting) adjective of or relating to a rifle or firearm capable of discharging a number of shots without reloading … Australian-English dictionary
repeating — noun the act of doing or performing again • Syn: ↑repetition • Derivationally related forms: ↑repeat, ↑repetitious (for: ↑repetition), ↑repeat (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
