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▪ I. desolating, vbl. n.|ˈdɛsəleɪtɪŋ|
[f. desolate v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb desolate.
1591Percivall Sp. Dict., Ermadura, wasting, desolating. 1722De Foe Plague (Rtldg. 1884) 29 A mere desolating of some of the Streets.
▪ II. ˈdesolating, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That desolates (in various senses; see the verb).
1625R. Skynner in Ussher's Lett. (1686) 361 The desolating Abomination. 1794Mathias Purs. Lit. (1798) 429 Desolating tyranny. 1813Byron Br. Abydos ii. xvii, Whose desolating tale Would make thy waning cheek more pale. 1853Trench Proverbs 124 The desolating curse of Mohammedan domination. |