sustaining
/səstˈeɪnɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That sustains, supports or provides sustenance.
Example Sentences
- "Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation, a leaving of lands and possessions.”"
- "Beginnings are very different from sustainings; the irregular, often violent, and improvised actions of the founder hero must be succeeded by the regular election of leaders according to law."
- "[…] eternall life, the end of all our wearisome labours, and all our sustaining hopes."
- "1771, Elizabeth Griffith, The History of Lady Barton, London: T. Davies & T. Cadell, Volume 2, Letter 31, p. 21, I turned quick to look for him, and saw him coming towards me, with another gentleman—But I saw no more, my senses forsook me; in spite of Maria’s sustaining arm, I fell motionless on the ground."
- "Sometimes, I had proceeded restlessly from place to place, stopping nowhere; sometimes, I had lingered long in one spot. I had had no purpose, no sustaining soul within me, anywhere."
- "They laughed and chattered, and passed each other sustaining bits of chocolate in torn silver paper."