This is the 9967th most frequent Catalan word.
negant
"Negant" means "denying" in English.
In this sentence, 'negant' is used as the present participle form of the verb 'negar', meaning 'denying', to indicate the action being performed by the subject.
Ell està negant la seva participació en l'esdeveniment.
He is denying his participation in the event.
Here, 'negant' means 'shaking', as the verb 'negar' can also be used to describe the action of shaking one's head to indicate refusal.
El nen està negant amb el cap, indicant que no està d'acord.
The child is shaking his head, indicating he disagrees.
In this case, 'negant' refers to the act of denying, again displaying its meaning as 'denying' in the context of one's actions towards something verbal or theoretical.