"aiming" meaning in English

See aiming in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.mɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-aiming.wav Forms: aimings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪmɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} aiming (plural aimings)
  1. The act of one who aims.
    Sense id: en-aiming-en-noun-CrPnpCI5

Verb

IPA: /ˈeɪ.mɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-aiming.wav
Rhymes: -eɪmɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} aiming
  1. present participle and gerund of aim Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: aim
    Sense id: en-aiming-en-verb-hM7OyXi~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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