Definition of "deserting" []

• Present participle of desert. (verb)

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• "At sight of big Mister Haggin deserting him and being pulled away in the whaleboat, Jerry wriggled and voiced his anxiety in a low, whimpering whine."
• "The Canadian Border Services Agency is on the verge of deporting Nay Myo Hein back to that country to face possible execution for deserting from the armed forces run by those self-same generals."
• "New perspectives then on the risks Dymphna Cusack took in deserting safe fictional territory for the harsh realities of Jungfrau."