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referring

noun B1
  1. The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.

Plural referrings

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He has but one fault, he is somewhat wilful; but really, on referring for the moment to what he said, do you truly believe that Mithridates used these precautions, and that these precautions were efficacious?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 522 · C1
“You mistake, sir,” said Morcerf with a gloomy smile; “I am not referring in the least to matrimony, and I only addressed myself to M.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 885 · C1
“She--she’s just referring to some conversation we had on the road,” said Matthew hastily.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 32 · C1
Had Morrel been a more quick-sighted man, or better versed in these matters, he would have been surprised at the king’s procureur answering him on such a subject, instead of referring him to the governors of the prison or the prefect of the department.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 122 · C1

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