What part of speech is dissenting?

Dissenting can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. dissenting is a verb, gerund of dissent (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does dissenting mean?

Definitions

Adjective

dissenting - disagreeing, especially with a majority

Verb

dissent - withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"
dissent - express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country"
dissent - be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

Examples of dissenting

#   Sentence  
1. verb The only hope now is that, following the elections, the National Assembly would offer the hand of peace and reconciliation to the dissenting parties.
2. verb I am a dissenting voice in Israel.
3. verb Dissent to the laws of the country.
4. noun He expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion.
Sentence  
verb
The only hope now is that, following the elections, the National Assembly would offer the hand of peace and reconciliation to the dissenting parties.
I am a dissenting voice in Israel.
Dissent to the laws of the country.
noun
He expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion.

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