claiming

claim-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of *claim*: asserting that something is the case.

  2. 2.

    Demanding or requesting something as one's right.

  3. 3.

    Taking possession or ownership.

Related words

See also: claim, claimed, claims

Etymology

From Old French clamer ("to call, claim"), from Latin clamare ("to cry out, shout"). The -ing suffix forms the present participle.