- present participle of forbear.
forbearing
Example Sentences
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This is no secret to my forbearing friends who slouched in theater seats next to me during, say, every Paul W. S. Anderson-directed disaster in the “Resident Evil” series.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
She is, it seems, the forbearing Diana to the Charles-and-Camilla act of Jack and Mary.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022
Mahmoud Ezzedine, a Muslim physician and an endlessly forbearing man of sweet goodness, rapidly becomes the innocent victim of these diplomatic exchanges.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2020
Aldis is generally a forbearing man, but he can be dismissive of people who don’t share his sense of urgency.
From The New Yorker ● May 29, 2017
Vasudeva was also silent and waited, friendly, understanding, forbearing.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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