visiting

verb

Definition of visitingnext
present participle of visit
1
as in seeing
to make a social call upon the club ladies make a point of visiting everyone who moves into the neighborhood

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Relevance

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2
as in staying
to reside as a temporary guest an old friend who comes to visit for a month every summer

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3
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation tries to visit with her best friend on the phone at least once a week

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4
as in frequenting
to go to or spend time in often visit Ireland for a few weeks every year

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5
as in calling
to make a brief visit stopped to visit with my father on the way out of town

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for visiting
  1. seeing
  2. staying
  3. chatting
  4. talking
  5. haunting
Verb
  • Sports and entertainment fans will be seeing a lot more of Verizon this season, as the telecommunications company has been announced as the Official Mobile Wireless Partner for the MSG Family of Companies.
    Tim Chan, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Indeed, the conclusion the film reaches gestures in this direction, with the sentiment that perhaps the most important thing is that the family experience quality time with each other, more than seeing giraffes and camels and hiking the Himalayas.
    Catherine Bray, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • To address this, companies must focus on delivering consistent value—through ongoing updates, customer support and engagement strategies—ensuring users see the benefit of staying subscribed, thereby reducing churn and increasing loyalty.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • To address this, companies must focus on delivering consistent value—through ongoing updates, customer support and engagement strategies—ensuring users see the benefit of staying subscribed, thereby reducing churn and increasing loyalty.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of staying
Verb
  • The new system lets users ask questions about NASA’s satellite data in plain English, similar to chatting with a virtual assistant.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • While chatting exclusively with PEOPLE, the actress, 38, opens up about her time starring in the popular CBS sitcom.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of chatting
Verb
  • Let’s look at the other two trades before talking waiver wire moves.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The police video shows the officers milling about and talking as Nichols struggles with his injuries.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of talking
Verb
  • Its haunting atmosphere and audio design will leave you constantly on edge, and levels are masterfully crafted to feel claustrophobic and trapped.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There’s another curse, but this time around the curse is more specifically a family curse that has been haunting Alice’s family for generations, and that feels a little odd to me.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of haunting
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