Showing preference or support for someone or something, or treating someone with special kindness.
Present participle of 'favour,' from Middle English and Old French roots meaning 'to prefer' or 'to treat with kindness.' The '-ing' form transforms the verb into a gerund or present participle used in continuous tenses.
The British spelling 'favouring' versus American 'favoring' is a fascinating relic—both come from the same Old French root, but the 'u' stuck around in British English while Americans dropped it in the 1800s for simplification.
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