Definition of absenting:
(adj) :
(not comparable) Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; existing but not present; (sometimes) missing.
(adj) :
(not comparable) Not existing.
(adj) :
(comparable) Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied.
(n) :
(with definite article) Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there.
(v) :
(reflexive) To keep (oneself) away.
(n) :
(obsolete, Scotland) An absentee; a person who is not there.