WITHDRAWING

Verb

withdrawing

present participle of withdraw

Noun

withdrawing (plural withdrawings)

withdrawal

Source: Wiktionary

WITHDRAW

With*draw", v. t. [imp. Withdrew; p. p. Withdrawn; p. pr. & vb. n. Withdrawing.] Etym: [With against + draw.]

1. To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like. Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything. Hooker.

2. To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges.

With*draw", v. i.

Definition: To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company. "When the sea withdrew." King Horn.

Syn.

– To recede; retrograde; go back.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition