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Definition of Digressing

Digressing
Digress Di*gress", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Digressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Digressing.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go apart, to deviate; di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See Grade.] 1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking. Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude. --Holland. In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room to digress into a particular definition as often as a man varies the signification of any term. --Locke. 2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend. [R.] Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot on thy digressing son. --Shak.

Meaning of Digressing from wikipedia

- establishing the need for attention to be given, the speaker or author would digress to a seemingly disconnected subject before returning to a development of...
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- David, Peter. "**** Abandon". "But I Digress...". Comics Buyer's Guide. June 12, 1992 (Accessed in the 1994 But I Digress collection.) David, Peter. "A science-fiction...
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- state, which was renamed Karnataka in 1973. "Civic bodies of yore didn't digress from progress". Deccan Herald. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2022. Srinivas...
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- early nonlinear writer—in Rushdie's readiness to tease by breaking off or digressing at the gravest moments. This is very odd in an Indian novel! The book...