Definition of "forbearing"

forbearing¹

noun
countable and uncountable, plural forbearings
1. forbearance; restraint
  Quotations
  "As God's forbearing to create more worlds than he has, is no impeachment of his omnipotence: so his forbearing to save as many as he might, is no impeachment of his infinite mercy."
  1833, John Fletcher, The Works of the Reverend John Fletcher, volume 2, page 443

forbearing²

adjective
comparative more forbearing, superlative most forbearing
1. Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
verb
1. present participle and gerund of forbear