Antonyms for offing

Grammar : Interj, noun, verb

Spell : aw-fing, of-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ fɪŋ, ˈɒf ɪŋ

Definition of offing

Origin : in phrase in the offing, 1779, from nautical term offing "the more distant part of the sea as seen from the shore" (1620s), from off (q.v.) + noun suffix -ing (1). Originally the phrase meant "in the distant future;" modern sense of "impending" developed 1914.

As in begone : interj go away
As in murder : noun killing
As in carnage : noun massacre
As in future : noun time to come
As in hereafter : noun life after death
As in homicide : noun killing
As in kill : verb deprive of existence; destroy
As in knock off : verb kill
As in murder : verb kill
As in obliterate : verb destroy
As in recede : verb withdraw; diminish
As in bump off : verb intentionally murder someone
As in rub out : verb dispose of
As in snuff out : verb kill
As in cancel : verb call off; erase
As in retrocede : verb recede
As in eradicate : verb destroy; remove

Example sentences :

We got into the offing, and squared away for the river again.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Czerny's yacht lay, the picture of a ship, eastward in the offing.
Extract from : « The House Under the Sea » by Sir Max Pemberton

We set there and thought and thought, and by and by I commenced to sight an idee in the offing.
Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln

From the top of our tower we saw the Fleet far out in the offing.
Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham

Now let us see if we can train this saker to command the offing.
Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin

All hands were soon on deck, and saw a large ship in the offing.
Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.

Why should everything come back to that one brig in the offing?
Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed

The compliment was declined on the ground that their unit was in the offing.
Extract from : « The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 » by F.L. Morrison

The schooner in the offing was the one touch of life within my range of vision.
Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various

When the sea appeared, all eyes anxiously gazed at the offing.
Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne

Synonyms for offing

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