Definition of "desisting" [desisting]

• Present participle of desist. (verb)

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• "Since February the price of oil has increased by over 100% (for those wont to blame it on the dollar know that oil prices increased over 100% while the dollar index fell less that 15% since February) with no effective countermeasure by our government that would have immediate effect on oil prices such as desisting from additional purchases for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve or even releasing some of the near 800,000,000 barrels now in storage, thereby sending a forceful signal that prices are much higher than they should be, and will no longer be tolerated without countervailing policies."
• "It was a leaky and abandoned dugout, and he paddled slowly, desisting from time to time in order to bale."
• "Let us now meditate on the emotional situation of someone who considers desisting from commenting on a blog for a half hour during dinner to be an eternity, a break sufficient to write a “running away” comment … but who can no longer comment under his own handle because of his embarrassment at being pwned on that blog."