"explaining" meaning in All languages combined

See explaining on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: explainings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} explaining (countable and uncountable, plural explainings)
  1. explanation Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-explaining-en-noun-94~K5n1K

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} explaining
  1. present participle and gerund of explain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: explain
    Sense id: en-explaining-en-verb-pmHk7Vow Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 94

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