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Definition of returning : of Return

Synonyms:

rebound, reversive, return, retreat, homecoming, regressive, reversion, repetition, revolution, revolving, rotation, repayment, reappearance, reoccurrence, recurrence, backward, reverberation

refunding, reimbursing, adjusting, compensating, rectifying, atoning, redressing, recompensing, correcting, remunerating, offsetting, settling, squaring, remedying

declining, regressing, relapsing, recessing, backsliding

fending, securing, safeguarding, opposing, arguing, saving, protecting, guarding, buffering, barring, sustaining, shielding, screening, warding, backfiring, counterattacking, policing, covering, sheltering, upholding, supporting, barricading, averting, resisting

countering, responding, acknowledging, echoing, explaining, coming back, retorting, countercharging, replying, expounding, rebutting, answering

justifying, denying, objecting, reacting, refuting, defending

reversing, retrogressing, reverting

Usage examples:

• Then, from very, very far away, came the first whispered breath of returning consciousness. - "Fortitude", Hugh Walpole.
• Returning to Curtis's camp a day or two later, Gen. - "The Struggle for Missouri", John McElroy.
• Steve had heard the approaching wagon, and he knew that his wife and the other folk were returning from the dance. - "The Heart of Unaga", Ridgwell Cullum.