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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-sur-ning, -zur- |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsɜr nɪŋ, -ˈzɜr- |
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Définition of discerning
Origin :- "action of perceiving," late 14c., verbal noun from discern. As a present participle adjective, attested from c.1600.
- adj discriminating
- “You are as discerning as ever,” murmured the land baron––for it was Edward Mauville.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- My son-in-law, Lawrence Hardin, is possessed of a discerning eye.
- Extract from : « Eventide » by Effie Afton
- Where sounds are lacking, of what use is the faculty of discerning them?
- Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
- To her discerning eye his manner of action conveyed no other impression.
- Extract from : « The Loyalist » by James Francis Barrett
- To Christianity, discerning the end through the means, it is Redemption.
- Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond
- An English judge and an English jury were to him the Palladium of discerning truth.
- Extract from : « Orley Farm » by Anthony Trollope
- Why have we not the discerning eyes and impartial brains of Mr. Savage to read them?
- Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
- Grimworth, to a discerning eye, was a good place to set up shopkeeping in.
- Extract from : « Brother Jacob » by George Eliot
- It is little wonder that discerning people are not fond of the Cowbird.
- Extract from : « The Bird Study Book » by Thomas Gilbert Pearson
- To a discerning mind her writings will convey a correct idea of the woman.
- Extract from : « The Magnificent Montez » by Horace Wyndham
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