Synonyms for protecting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pruh-tek-ting |
| Phonetic Transcription : prəˈtɛk tɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for protecting Other synonyms for the word protecting
Définition of protecting
Origin :- mid-15c., from Latin protectus, past participle of protegere "to protect, cover in front" (see protection). International economics sense from 1789. Related: Protected; protecting.
- verb take care of; guard from harm
- Sidney was holding the tiny squirrel in warm, protecting hands.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- If God withdrew His protecting hand, I should perish immediately.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- Katy shook off Linda's protecting arm and straightened suddenly.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- She missed him poignantly, with all the force of her protecting passion.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Instead she was a lioness, watching over and protecting her sick mate.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- The forehead seemed like the protecting rampart of this delicious face.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- He was so small, yet had such a protecting way with the baby.
- Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- I for one would be thinking more of protecting you than fighting.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- Behind them they heard the fire of their own cavalry, protecting their rear.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
- The Irish people will have no interest in protecting the British Government.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
Antonyms for protecting
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