mentioning
/ˈmɛnʃənɪŋ/ noun B1- The act of briefly referring to someone or something in speech or writing, usually without giving much detail.
Plural mentionings
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“What’s the use of mentioning that?
Bennet, offended by his manner of mentioning a country neighbourhood.
She then yawned again, threw aside her book, and cast her eyes round the room in quest of some amusement; when, hearing her brother mentioning a ball to Miss Bennet, she turned suddenly towards him and said,--
I happened to overhear the gentleman himself mentioning to the young lady who does the honours of this house the names of his cousin Miss De Bourgh, and of her mother, Lady Catherine.
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