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| blood feud |
an ongoing, bitter conflict or fight between families. |
| imperfect |
in grammar, of or denoting a tense that indicates an uncompleted or ongoing action or state; progressive. [1/5 definitions] |
| mistress |
a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship, esp. with a man who gives her financial support. [1/4 definitions] |
| parenting |
the ongoing process or skill of a parent in raising a child or children. |
| present participle |
a participle that either indicates ongoing action or state, as "living" in "He was living" or serves as an adjective, as "living" in "a living thing". |
| real time |
the actual time required for a computer to complete a computation, the result being necessary to control a currently ongoing process, such as the simultaneous booking of airline tickets. [1/2 definitions] |
| recess |
a limited break in ongoing activity, such as courtroom proceedings or school classes. [2/5 definitions] |
| suspension |
a temporary pause in an ongoing activity or condition. [1/5 definitions] |
| wade in |
to suddenly get involved or inject one's opinion into an ongoing discussion, debate, or conflict. [1/3 definitions] |
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