remaining

adjective

re·​main·​ing ri-ˈmā-niŋ 

: left over after a part has been destroyed, taken, used, or lost

Dough should not stick to sides of bowl; if it does, add some or all of remaining 2 tablespoons of bread flour until dough cleans sides of bowl.

—Tish Boyle

"You're good people," Kugelmass said, combing his few remaining hairs as he climbed into the cabinet again.

—Woody Allen

The researchers, focusing on distinct oral languages, not dialects, interviewed and made recordings of the few remaining speakers of a language and collected basic word lists.

—John Noble Wilford

Examples of remaining in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What is this strange remaining leg of life’s journey? —Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026

Whisk vinegar, parsley, shallot, sugar, remaining oil, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper together in a bowl. —Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026

Season the pork chops with salt and remaining ½ teaspoon pepper. —Kate Williams, AJC.com, 30 Mar. 2026

Some chiles will stick to shrimp and that’s okay; add remaining chiles to pan. —Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for remaining

• abstaining
• attaining
• campaigning
• complaining
• constraining
• containing
• detaining
• disdaining
• entraining
• explaining
• maintaining
• obtaining