Get to know Abridging better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning.
Abridging meaning
present participle and gerund of abridge
Using Abridging
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of abridge
- In the example corpus, abridging often appears in combinations such as: from abridging.
Context around Abridging
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Abridging
- In this selection, "abridging" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 34 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, further, moroni, freedom and fundamental stand out and add context to how "abridging" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include congress from abridging freedom of and still further abridging by omitting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "abridging" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with abridging
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The remainder of the Book of Mormon is written in third-person historical narrative, said to be compiled and abridged by Mormon (with Moroni abridging the Book of Ether). (29 words)
While the Ninth Amendment - and indeed the entire Bill of Rights - originally concerned restrictions upon federal power, the subsequently enacted Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the States as well from abridging fundamental personal liberties. (32 words)
Ecclesiastical abbreviatores In course of time the Apostolic Chancery adopted this mode of writing as the "curial" style, still further abridging by omitting the diphthongs ae and oe, and likewise all lines and marks of punctuation. (36 words)
Summary: In an age when fewer schoolchildren are taught civics, it is useful to recall that the press is the only profession mentioned in the Constitution's First Amendment, which specifically forbids Congress from "abridging" freedom of the press. (39 words)
Ecclesiastical abbreviatores In course of time the Apostolic Chancery adopted this mode of writing as the "curial" style, still further abridging by omitting the diphthongs ae and oe, and likewise all lines and marks of punctuation. (36 words)
While the Ninth Amendment - and indeed the entire Bill of Rights - originally concerned restrictions upon federal power, the subsequently enacted Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the States as well from abridging fundamental personal liberties. (32 words)
Example sentences (4)
Summary: In an age when fewer schoolchildren are taught civics, it is useful to recall that the press is the only profession mentioned in the Constitution's First Amendment, which specifically forbids Congress from "abridging" freedom of the press.
Ecclesiastical abbreviatores In course of time the Apostolic Chancery adopted this mode of writing as the "curial" style, still further abridging by omitting the diphthongs ae and oe, and likewise all lines and marks of punctuation.
The remainder of the Book of Mormon is written in third-person historical narrative, said to be compiled and abridged by Mormon (with Moroni abridging the Book of Ether).
While the Ninth Amendment - and indeed the entire Bill of Rights - originally concerned restrictions upon federal power, the subsequently enacted Fourteenth Amendment prohibits the States as well from abridging fundamental personal liberties.
Common combinations with abridging
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: