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What does referring mean?

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Verb
  1. present participle of refer
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They are large reddish wood ants, Formica rufa, the Formica referring to the formic acid they squirt at intruders.
In this case they've solved a problem without referring to any of their memories.
He was referring to the aftershocks that invariably follow a large temblor, or main shock.
He was referring to a woman who worked as a clerk at a police chowky and had not reported for work for days.
Alyssa cocked her head sideways slightly referring to the glances they were getting.
And I'm not just referring to his series of ridiculous, ad-lib whoppers to the grand jury.

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