responding

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of respond

noun

  1. response
    Nor were their ardent hopes disappointed; for in a short time the usual quietness of the day, with us, was broken in upon by the shout of success from the pursuing boats, followed by vehement respondings from the contiguous ship. 1835, William Scoresby, Memorials of the Sea, page 59

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