digressing

daɪˈɡrɛsɪŋ
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Translation of digressing into German

Adjective

deviating

Raretending to deviate from the main topicRare
abschweifend vom Thema abweichend
  • His digressing comments made the meeting longer.Seine abschweifenden Kommentare verlängerten das Meeting.
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Synonyms and analogies of digressing in English

adj.ramblingtangentialMore synonyms

Examples of digressing in a sentence

  • The digressing speech lost the interest of the listeners.
digress
dɪˈɡrɛs
Verb
intr.
1.

communication

move away from the main topic temporarily
abschweifen
  • During the lecture, he began to digress.Während des Vortrags begann er zu abschweifen.
2.

deviation

Rarestray from a direct or intended pathRare
abschweifen abkommen abweichen
  • She tends to digress during her morning walks.Sie neigt dazu, während ihrer morgendlichen Spaziergänge abzuschweifen.

Expressions with digress: examples in English and translations in German

but I digressexp.
ich schweife ab
We were talking about movies, but I digress.

Translations of "digressing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

abgeschweift

After digressing, he returned to the subject.

Nachdem er abgeschweift war, kehrte er zum Thema zurück.

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digraph digressed digression digressive
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