consorting
present participle ofconsort
consort
verb[I+ adv/prep]
uk/kənˈsɔːt/us/kənˈsɔːrt/tospenda lot oftimein thecompanyof aparticulargroupofpeople,especiallypeoplewhosecharacteris notapprovedof:
Theyclaimedhe had been consortingwithdrugdealers.
Being friends & getting to know them
- be on speaking termsidiom
- be/get in withsomeoneidiom
- be/live in each other's pocketsidiom
- befriend
- bonding
- get on like a house on fireidiom
- go back a long wayidiom
- hang
- hang around withsomeone
- hang out
- mix
- move
- pal up
- present
- pull
- pullsomethingon
- rub
- score
- speak
- strike
Examplesofconsorting
consorting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
What has happened about our laws concerningconsortingwith known criminals?
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I suppose that inevitably they fall into the habit ofconsortingwith those in like case.
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A girl of twelve was given a life sentence forconsortingwith people with arms.
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Why should we be charged withconsortingwith these people?
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I was referring toconsorting, which he will see from the regulations is a different matter.
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At the beginning of the 19th century, capital punishment was available for more than 200 offences, including cutting down trees andconsortingwith gipsies.
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It is the question of giving an explanation ofconsorting.
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Reference was made to young girlsconsortingwith troops.
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Charge,consortingwith armed persons.
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A father might beconsortingwith his son who had just been released from prison, and he would have to prove that theconsortingwas innocent.
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This idyllic life is shattered when a student confronts the situation and beginsconsortingwith the aliens.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was known for being an atheist, leading a lawless life, keeping many mistresses, andconsortingwith ruffians.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When they return, the hotel manager is shocked to see his bellboy with the princess and fires him forconsortingwith an important guest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Between 1958 and 1965, he was arrested four times forconsortingwith known criminals, which were all later dismissed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The stock dove is sociable as well as gregarious, oftenconsortingwith wood pigeons, though doubtless it is the presence of food which brings them together.
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