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Debating

To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.

📖 Definitions of "Debating"

verb

1
To participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
""Debate me, coward!" snarled the completely normal intellectual."
2
To fight.
3
To engage in combat for; to strive for.
4
To consider (to oneself), to think over, to attempt to decide
"He was debating where he'd spend his holiday."

noun

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
argueverb	(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
disputationnoun	The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
contendverb	(intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
mootnoun	(Canada, US, chiefly law) Being an exercise of thought; academic.
argumentnoun	(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
considerverb	(transitive) To think about seriously.
deliberateverb	Done on purpose; intentional.
turn oververb	(transitive, business) To generate (a certain amount of money from sales).
fencenoun	A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
public debate	Public debate may mean simply debating by the public, or in public.
arguingnoun	argument
strugglingnoun	The act of one who struggles.
talkingnoun	The action of the verb talk.
discussverb	(transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
discussionnoun	Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
consideringnoun	(informal) Given the circumstances; all in all; all things considered.
examiningnoun	examination
reviewnoun	An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
speakingnoun	Involving speaking.
dealingnoun	One's manner of acting toward others; behaviour; interactions or relations with others.