Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Lasting for a long time; enduring: an abiding love of music.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Continuing; permanent; steadfast: as, an abiding faith.
Wiktionary
- adj. Continuing; lasting.
- v. present participle of abide.
- adj. Continuing; lasting.
- v. present participle of abide.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Continuing; lasting.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. unceasing.
Examples
“Here we are shown that when one "hath eternal life" it is "eternal life _abiding in him_"; for there would be no meaning to the language if no one has eternal life abiding in him.”
“Purchase and possession (and carry) at 18 – 20 by the otherwise law-abiding is and should be no big deal; 21 is, in the end, as arbitrary (and asinine) an age limit for legal purchase as it is for alcohol.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Would an 18-to-20-Year-Old Go About Buying a Handgun?
“And this was the main abiding-place of the Folk that I had chanced upon.”
“Its been 31 years, since the law was introduced, yet the nation shows no scruples in abiding by the most futile system.”
“Nope, you said that the fraction of private transfer that are law-abiding is insignificant.”
“If you believe in abiding by the laws of the land then that makes you anti-immagration?”
“I guess they don't believe in abiding by the rules, Mrs Clinton would not be pushing the issue if the shoe was on the other foot.”
“Obama, Edwards, Richardson and others showed good faith in abiding by the rules of the DNC and petitioned to have their names removed in both MI and FL – they were successful only in MI because FL maintained the names of the candidates on the ballot against their wishes.”
Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems
“Well, we honest, proud women believes in abiding by the established rules.”
Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems
“And your assertion that the working classes were notoriously law-abiding is laughable, simply because laws back then criminalized debt.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘abiding’.
-
Sweet tooth fairy dominoes
As originally suggested on sweet tooth fairy domino:
Each person adds one word trying to create a single, potentially infinite sweet tooth fairy (please look it up if you are not familiar wit...banana, boat, house, arrest, warrant, peace, sign, post, box, clever, Hans, device and 115 more...

Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.