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sustaining
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sustaining
Verb
  • present participle of sustain
Noun
  • The process by which something is sustained or upheld.
sustain
Noun
  • A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano. music
Verb
  • To maintain, or keep in existence. transitive
  • To provide for or nourish. transitive
  • To encourage (something). transitive
  • To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.). transitive
  • To confirm, prove, or corroborate. transitive
  • To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
  • To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.