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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈpɔɪnɪŋ/ (note: in fast speech) Audio: en-us-pointing.ogg [US] Forms: pointings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪntɪŋ Etymology: From point + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|point|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From point + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pointing (countable and uncountable, plural pointings)
  1. The action of the verb to point. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (action of the verb to point): Zeigen [neuter] (German), Hinweisen [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-pointing-en-noun-fEVI9oBK Disambiguation of 'action of the verb to point': 97 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
  2. The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (filling of gaps in brickwork or masonry with mortar): Verfugen [neuter] (German), Ausfugen [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-pointing-en-noun-~VCuvuAJ Categories (other): Masonry Disambiguation of Masonry: 4 59 7 4 4 6 6 6 4 2 Disambiguation of 'filling of gaps in brickwork or masonry with mortar': 0 50 27 1 4 3 7 7 1
  3. (usually singular or collective, sometimes proscribed) Mortar that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap. Tags: collective, countable, proscribed, singular, sometimes, uncountable, usually Translations (mortar that has been placed between bricks or stones to fill the gaps): Fugenmörtel [masculine] (German), Fugenmasse [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-pointing-en-noun-Hs~~qDP3 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 2 7 10 8 16 8 17 17 9 5 Disambiguation of 'mortar that has been placed between bricks or stones to fill the gaps': 0 13 66 2 5 3 5 5 2
  4. The act or art of punctuating; punctuation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pointing-en-noun-u9WiJTmd
  5. The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pointing-en-noun-uE8YI3Km Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 1 3 7 9 18 7 22 22 8 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 1 4 8 9 18 8 21 21 7 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 1 3 7 9 18 7 22 22 8 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 6 8 18 7 23 23 10 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 2 7 10 8 16 8 17 17 9 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 2 8 7 15 5 19 19 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 1 2 8 7 16 8 24 24 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 1 4 9 20 4 28 28 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 8 8 16 6 25 25 9 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 1 2 7 7 14 6 27 27 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 4 8 6 13 7 22 22 14 3
  6. (art) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pointing-en-noun-kk9dOb~e Categories (other): Art Topics: art, arts
  7. (music, Anglicanism) In Anglican chant:
    (uncountable) The practice of placing metrical marks in a text (typically a psalm), which indicate the syllables on which the chant should progress to the next note, as well as features such as pauses.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pointing-en-noun-ZdZiti-o Categories (other): Anglicanism, Music, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 1 3 7 9 18 7 22 22 8 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 1 4 8 9 18 8 21 21 7 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 1 3 7 9 18 7 22 22 8 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 6 8 18 7 23 23 10 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 2 7 10 8 16 8 17 17 9 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 2 8 7 15 5 19 19 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 1 2 8 7 16 8 24 24 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 1 4 9 20 4 28 28 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 8 8 16 6 25 25 9 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 1 2 7 7 14 6 27 27 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 4 8 6 13 7 22 22 14 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  8. (music, Anglicanism) In Anglican chant:
    (countable) A particular arrangement of such marks within a given text.
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-pointing-en-noun-5VJ9F5OZ Categories (other): Anglicanism, Music, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 1 3 7 9 18 7 22 22 8 3 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 1 4 8 9 18 8 21 21 7 5 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 1 3 7 9 18 7 22 22 8 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 6 8 18 7 23 23 10 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 2 7 10 8 16 8 17 17 9 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 2 8 7 15 5 19 19 20 3 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 1 2 8 7 16 8 24 24 7 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 1 4 9 20 4 28 28 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 8 8 16 6 25 25 9 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 1 2 7 7 14 6 27 27 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 4 8 6 13 7 22 22 14 3 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  9. Synonym of nikud. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: nikud [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-pointing-en-noun-9wudPHNz Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 2 8 7 15 5 19 19 20 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 4 8 6 13 7 22 22 14 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈpɔɪnɪŋ/ (note: in fast speech) Audio: en-us-pointing.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɔɪntɪŋ Etymology: From point + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|point|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} From point + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pointing
  1. present participle and gerund of point Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: point Derived forms: pointingly Translations (present participle of point): zeigend (German), hinweisend (German)
    Sense id: en-pointing-en-verb-uyoepAnL

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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