adding
Britishnoun
adjective
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of, for, or relating to addition
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(in systemic grammar) denoting a bound clause that qualifies the meaning of an antecedent noun rather than of the sentence as a whole Compare contingency
Example Sentences
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Along one wall was a wooden trough for mixing the dough and metal buckets for adding water to the flour.
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Jonah figured she was adding up all the possibilities: seventh grader acting interested plus a chance to tick off older brother plus a chance to show off.
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“Such a clever boy,” said the miller, adding sugar to his oily voice, but instead of sweet he sounded rancid.
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“I can’t help you,” he said, adding with a gleeful turn of the knife, “I gotta go. Josey is expecting me.”
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I slide off my sandals, adding them to the shoe collection, and the three of us head into the living room.
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