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Diverting the internal traffic between the Writer as Angel of Light and the Writer as Hustler is that scribbling child in a grown-up body wondering if anybody is listening.
Herbert Gold

Meaning of "diverting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVERTING

diverting  [daɪˈvɜːtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVERTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diverting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DIVERTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diversion

Diversion may refer to: ▪ diversion dam, the rerouting of water from a river or lake for flood control, or as part of a water supply network ▪ Diversion, a British television film later adapted into the 1987 movie Fatal Attraction ▪ Diversion program, criminal justice scheme usually for minor offenses ▪ Diversionary tactic, also known as feint: a military deception designed to draw enemy strength away from a primary target ▪ Pharmaceutical diversion, the diversion of licit drugs for illicit purposes ▪ Product diversion, the sale of products in unintended markets ▪ Yamaha Diversion, a motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha...

Definition of diverting in the English dictionary

The definition of diverting in the dictionary is entertaining and enjoyable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIVERTING


beating
ˈbiːtɪŋ
cheating
ˈtʃiːtɪŋ
computing
kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
disconcerting
ˌdɪskənˈsɜːtɪŋ
eating
ˈiːtɪŋ
greeting
ˈɡriːtɪŋ
heating
ˈhiːtɪŋ
meeting
ˈmiːtɪŋ
recruiting
rɪˈkruːtɪŋ
reporting
rɪˈpɔːtɪŋ
seating
ˈsiːtɪŋ
self-asserting
ˌselfəˈsɜːtɪŋ
shirting
ˈʃɜːtɪŋ
shooting
ˈʃuːtɪŋ
skirting
ˈskɜːtɪŋ
smirting
ˈsmɜːtɪŋ
sporting
ˈspɔːtɪŋ
supporting
səˈpɔːtɪŋ
troubleshooting
ˈtrʌbəlʃuːtɪŋ
undiverting
ˌʌndaɪˈvɜːtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVERTING

diversionist
diversity
diversly
divert
diverter
divertibility
divertible
diverticula
diverticular
diverticular disease
diverticulate
diverticulitis
diverticulosis
diverticulum
divertimenti
divertimento
divertingly
divertisement
divertissement
divertive

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVERTING

accounting
blokarting
cold starting
comforting
darting
discomforting
go-carting
go-karting
importing
karting
nonsporting
parallel importing
parting
ripsnorting
self-supporting
snorting
sorting
Storting
sweethearting
unsporting
water parting

Synonyms and antonyms of diverting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DIVERTING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «diverting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of diverting

Translation of «diverting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVERTING

Find out the translation of diverting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diverting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diverting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分流
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desviando
570 millions of speakers

English

diverting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मनोविनोद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحويل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отвлекая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desviando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চিত্তবিনোদনকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détournant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengalihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kurzweilig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

流用
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전환
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngalih
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giải buồn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேறு வழிகளில் திசைதிருப்ப
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वळवून टाकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oyalayıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

deviando
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozdzielający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відволікаючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deviere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκτροπή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verplaas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avleda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

viderekobling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diverting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERTING»

The term «diverting» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.191 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diverting

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5 QUOTES WITH «DIVERTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word diverting.
1
Lindsay Duncan
I have done some wonderful television, but you know, there's not as much exceptional material as there is in the theatre. So I do a lot of theatre, but really, as with most actors, I just love going from one to another. It's stimulating, it's diverting, it's a different way of life, and you know, I dearly like a good mix.
2
Herbert Gold
Diverting the internal traffic between the Writer as Angel of Light and the Writer as Hustler is that scribbling child in a grown-up body wondering if anybody is listening.
3
Isaac Newton
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
4
Isaac Newton
I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
5
John Stockwell
Short, successful military adventures are as effective as the Super Bowl in diverting people's attention from unpleasant truths.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVERTING»

Discover the use of diverting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diverting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Diverting Devotion
Little Theatre / Comedy / 3m., 4f / 2 Interior, 1 Exterior New love and an old secret emerge in this richly drawn sentimental comedy by the author of Three Years from "Thirty.
Mike O'Malley, 1997
2
Diverting Children from a Life of Crime: Measuring Costs and ...
In combating crime in America, little attention has been paid to keeping children from becoming criminals.
Peter W. Greenwood, Karyn Model, C. Peter Rydell, James Chiesa, 1998
3
Yarra: A Diverting History
From the creation stories of Kulin owners and geologist blow-ins (and Robert Hoddle's bad-tempered expedition to the headwaters) to the twenty-first-century waterside building boom, Otto traces the course of Melbourne's murky river.
Kristin Otto, 2009
4
Dan. Marble: A Biographical Sketch of that Famous and ...
A Biographical Sketch of that Famous and Diverting Humorist, with Reminiscences, Comicalities, Anecdotes, Etc., Etc ... and the sod that covers the once boon companion and diverting man of the world, exhales an oblivious vapor about his ...
Falconbridge, 1851
5
Diverting the Buddha
The disquieting engine that drives "Diverting the Buddha" is the antipathy many Western officials feel about grassroots movements that are springing up all over the world.
Bob Swartzel, 2004
6
The diverting history of John Gilpin [by W. Cowper] with ...
William Cowper, John Gilpin (fict. name.) 1$. /M3 THE DIVERTING HISTORY JOHN GILPIN: SHOWING HOW HE WENT FARTHER.
William Cowper, John Gilpin (fict. name.), 1828
7
Diverting from Depression: Helping to Overcome the Effects ...
Together, the book and DVD combine to offer a process for Diverting from Depression. You will learn how to reconstruct your habitual ways of operating, to make other aspects of your life more satisfying too.
Susie Rotch, 2005
8
Physical Amusements and diverting experiments, composed and ...
Giuseppe PINETTI. **-,'r -> '5 _ \ a. a PHYSIC'AL AMUSEMENTS AND DIVERTING EXPERIMENTS. SPMQGQSPM ., 90-5329- Claw-MQPQ, w-UP _ _4 4_L______________A_ __ ____A__ _ U I I '- I t I 2 ,'\ Kfil.
Giuseppe PINETTI, 1784
9
The Diverting Muse, Or, the Universal Medly: Written by a ...
Written by a Society of Merry Gentlemen, for the Entertainment of the Town. The First Part. Consisting of I. The Wine-bibber's Wish. II. Adviceto [sic] an Old Lady, ... V. The Gossip's Visit, ... Society of Merry Gentlemen. Diverting MUSE, OR, T HE ...
Society of Merry Gentlemen, 1707
10
The Diverting History of John Gilpin
William Cowper. MESSIAH : A SACRED ECLOGUE. BY ALEXANDER POPE. ' L 0 N D O N : | HAMILTON, ADAMS, & CO, PATERNOSTER ROW. BANBUBY: STONE t HARTLEY. MESSIAH: A SACRED ECLOGUE. BY ALEX ANDE R POP E .
William Cowper, 1864

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVERTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diverting is used in the context of the following news items.
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India says developed countries diverting climate change funds
The FFD comes ahead of UN member nations adopting a new set of 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) during the UN General ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
2
Indo permit debacle: Exporters diverting cattle to other markets
Cattle earmarked for export to Indonesia are being diverted to alternate South East Asian markets as the Indonesian import permit delay drags ... «Beef Central, Jul 15»
3
Drunken Jet2 Passenger Landed with £5k Bill for Diverting Flight
Drunken Jet2 Passenger Landed with £5k Bill for Diverting Flight ... an invoice for £4,809 for additional costs incurred in diverting the aircraft. «Keighley Online, Jul 15»
4
Huge sinkhole on Eglinton Avenue diverting traffic
A massive sinkhole is creating traffic problems in the city's west end. The hole, which spans the width of a lane and is reported to be roughly 20 ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jul 15»
5
Diverting Attention
Like a conman diverting the attention of his mark, Rodriguez spoke a lot about how we all need to work together to improve the LAUSD, but in ... «City Watch, Jul 15»
6
Miller: Rauner diverting blame for state's woes
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is proving to be quite adept at skirting responsibility for the current statehouse impasse and impending ... «The Herald-News, Jul 15»
7
PLOT TO CREATE UNREST? Najib camp accused of diverting
PLOT TO CREATE UNREST? Najib camp accused of diverting attention with Kit Siang attack. font size decrease font size decrease font size ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Lalit's tweet on Rahul Gandhi was aimed at diverting attention from …
PATNA: Defending Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on former IPL chief Lalit Modi's recent allegation, former Delhi Police commissioner ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Still the Water review – diverting Zen water-feature romance
This is the seventh fiction feature from 46-year-old Japanese film-maker Naomi Kawase, but her first to gain an actual UK cinema release. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Illegal Fires Are Diverting Firefighting Resources
The BC Wildfire Service says illegal fires are diverting critical resources from wildfires and other emergencies in the province. Firefighting ... «KelownaNow, Jul 15»

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