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

To serve, add remaining Cilantro-Lime Dressing and 1/2 cup of the cheese to pasta mixture; toss to coat. —Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2026

Add tomatoes, oregano, pepper and remaining ½ teaspoon of salt. —Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026

Buybacks would reduce the public float and concentrate ownership among remaining shareholders, potentially slowing the erosion of control even as Buffett’s stake is monetized for philanthropic purposes. —Yun Li, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat cream cheese, sugar and remaining ½ teaspoon salt on medium speed for 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy, stopping mixer and using a rubber scraper to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. —C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 18 Jan. 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