See backing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "linebacking"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sealant backing"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "back",
"3": "ing"
},
"expansion": "back + -ing",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From back + -ing.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "backings",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "~"
},
"expansion": "backing (countable and uncountable, plural backings)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Support, especially financial."
],
"id": "en-backing-en-noun-~lx-Bhwo",
"links": [
[
"Support",
"support"
],
[
"financial",
"financial"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "95 0 0 4 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "poddrǎžka",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "поддръжка"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 0 0 4 0 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podkrepa",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "подкрепа"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 0 0 4 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "tuki"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 0 0 4 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "kate"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 0 0 4 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "sostegno"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 0 0 4 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "supporto"
},
{
"_dis1": "95 0 0 4 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poddéržka",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подде́ржка"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 495:",
"text": "In general, the locomotives are painted dark green; the numberplates are brass, with a red backing, and are usually carried on the tank side.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A liner or other material added behind or underneath."
],
"id": "en-backing-en-noun-albWOUNI",
"links": [
[
"liner",
"liner"
],
[
"material",
"material"
],
[
"behind",
"behind"
],
[
"underneath",
"underneath"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pǎlnež",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "пълнеж"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podplǎnka",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "подплънка"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "tuki"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "support"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "plaque"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "tartó"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "tábla"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "állvány"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "supporto"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "kaupapa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "suporte"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "placa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 87 3 6 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podkládka",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подкла́дка"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Film",
"orig": "en:Film",
"parents": [
"Entertainment",
"Mass media",
"Culture",
"Media",
"Society",
"Communication",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Television",
"orig": "en:Television",
"parents": [
"Broadcasting",
"Mass media",
"Media",
"Telecommunications",
"Culture",
"Communication",
"Technology",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2013, Gerald Millerson, TV Scenic Design, page 134:",
"text": "The simplest and cheapest answer is to introduce a scenic backing of some kind, a backdrop, a drape, some flats to restrict the shot and obscure whatever is outside.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A backdrop."
],
"id": "en-backing-en-noun-kf57uAaE",
"links": [
[
"television",
"television"
],
[
"film",
"film#Noun"
],
[
"backdrop",
"backdrop"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(television, film) A backdrop."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"broadcasting",
"film",
"media",
"television"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Music",
"orig": "en:Music",
"parents": [
"Art",
"Sound",
"Culture",
"Energy",
"Society",
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer."
],
"id": "en-backing-en-noun-Iq7aMUub",
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
],
[
"Musicians",
"musician"
],
[
"vocalist",
"vocalist"
],
[
"performer",
"performer"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "6 4 1 88 1 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎprovod",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "съпровод"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 4 1 88 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "säestys"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 4 1 88 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "taustasoitto"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 4 1 88 1 0",
"code": "mi",
"english": "backing singers",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "kaiwaiata taunaki"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 4 1 88 1 0",
"code": "mi",
"english": "backing musicians",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "kaiwhakatangi taunaki"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"The mounting of a horse or other animal."
],
"id": "en-backing-en-noun-pEBCE-kX",
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse."
],
"id": "en-backing-en-noun-g9IFyFVy",
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-backing.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg/En-us-backing.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ækɪŋ"
}
],
"word": "backing"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "back",
"3": "ing"
},
"expansion": "back + -ing",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From back + -ing.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "backing (not comparable)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Music",
"orig": "en:Music",
"parents": [
"Art",
"Sound",
"Culture",
"Energy",
"Society",
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "49 1 18 3 20 2 4 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "36 2 19 9 14 6 5 9",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English terms suffixed with -ing",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "41 2 16 8 16 5 4 8",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Entries with translation boxes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "48 1 15 4 21 3 4 4",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "52 1 16 4 20 3 2 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "37 4 16 7 18 5 8 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "36 10 14 7 17 5 5 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "38 2 16 9 14 6 5 9",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with French translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "35 4 13 6 19 6 10 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Hungarian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "42 2 17 8 15 5 3 7",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Italian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "39 4 15 7 18 6 5 6",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Maori translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "36 4 18 6 20 6 5 5",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Portuguese translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "42 2 17 8 15 5 3 7",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Russian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "backing band"
},
{
"word": "backing track"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Providing support for the main performer."
],
"id": "en-backing-en-adj-4GK2sB~O",
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(music) Providing support for the main performer."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-backing.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg/En-us-backing.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ækɪŋ"
}
],
"word": "backing"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "back",
"3": "ing"
},
"expansion": "back + -ing",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From back + -ing.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "verb form"
},
"expansion": "backing",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"form_of": [
{
"word": "back"
}
],
"glosses": [
"present participle and gerund of back"
],
"id": "en-backing-en-verb-6wIukmNl",
"links": [
[
"back",
"back#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"gerund",
"participle",
"present"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-backing.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg/En-us-backing.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ækɪŋ"
}
],
"word": "backing"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English non-lemma forms",
"English nouns",
"English terms suffixed with -ing",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English verb forms",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/ækɪŋ",
"Rhymes:English/ækɪŋ/2 syllables",
"Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Hungarian translations",
"Terms with Italian translations",
"Terms with Maori translations",
"Terms with Portuguese translations",
"Terms with Russian translations"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "linebacking"
},
{
"word": "sealant backing"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "back",
"3": "ing"
},
"expansion": "back + -ing",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From back + -ing.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "backings",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "~"
},
"expansion": "backing (countable and uncountable, plural backings)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Support, especially financial."
],
"links": [
[
"Support",
"support"
],
[
"financial",
"financial"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 495:",
"text": "In general, the locomotives are painted dark green; the numberplates are brass, with a red backing, and are usually carried on the tank side.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A liner or other material added behind or underneath."
],
"links": [
[
"liner",
"liner"
],
[
"material",
"material"
],
[
"behind",
"behind"
],
[
"underneath",
"underneath"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned",
"en:Film",
"en:Television"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2013, Gerald Millerson, TV Scenic Design, page 134:",
"text": "The simplest and cheapest answer is to introduce a scenic backing of some kind, a backdrop, a drape, some flats to restrict the shot and obscure whatever is outside.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A backdrop."
],
"links": [
[
"television",
"television"
],
[
"film",
"film#Noun"
],
[
"backdrop",
"backdrop"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(television, film) A backdrop."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"broadcasting",
"film",
"media",
"television"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"en:Music"
],
"glosses": [
"Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer."
],
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
],
[
"Musicians",
"musician"
],
[
"vocalist",
"vocalist"
],
[
"performer",
"performer"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"The mounting of a horse or other animal."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-backing.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg/En-us-backing.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ækɪŋ"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "poddrǎžka",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "поддръжка"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podkrepa",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "подкрепа"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "tuki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "kate"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "sostegno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"word": "supporto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poddéržka",
"sense": "support, especially financial",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подде́ржка"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pǎlnež",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "пълнеж"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podplǎnka",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "подплънка"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "tuki"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "support"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "plaque"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "tartó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "tábla"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "állvány"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "supporto"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "kaupapa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "suporte"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"word": "placa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podkládka",
"sense": "material added behind or underneath",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подкла́дка"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎprovod",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "съпровод"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "säestys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "taustasoitto"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "backing singers",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "kaiwaiata taunaki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "backing musicians",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "(music) Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer",
"word": "kaiwhakatangi taunaki"
}
],
"word": "backing"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English non-lemma forms",
"English nouns",
"English terms suffixed with -ing",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English verb forms",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/ækɪŋ",
"Rhymes:English/ækɪŋ/2 syllables",
"Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Hungarian translations",
"Terms with Italian translations",
"Terms with Maori translations",
"Terms with Portuguese translations",
"Terms with Russian translations"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "backing band"
},
{
"word": "backing track"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "back",
"3": "ing"
},
"expansion": "back + -ing",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From back + -ing.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "backing (not comparable)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"en:Music"
],
"glosses": [
"Providing support for the main performer."
],
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(music) Providing support for the main performer."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-backing.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg/En-us-backing.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ækɪŋ"
}
],
"word": "backing"
}
{
"categories": [
"English adjectives",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English non-lemma forms",
"English nouns",
"English terms suffixed with -ing",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English uncountable nouns",
"English verb forms",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:English/ækɪŋ",
"Rhymes:English/ækɪŋ/2 syllables",
"Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Hungarian translations",
"Terms with Italian translations",
"Terms with Maori translations",
"Terms with Portuguese translations",
"Terms with Russian translations"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "back",
"3": "ing"
},
"expansion": "back + -ing",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From back + -ing.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "verb form"
},
"expansion": "backing",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"form_of": [
{
"word": "back"
}
],
"glosses": [
"present participle and gerund of back"
],
"links": [
[
"back",
"back#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"gerund",
"participle",
"present"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-backing.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg/En-us-backing.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/En-us-backing.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ækɪŋ"
}
],
"word": "backing"
}
Download raw JSONL data for backing meaning in English (9.9kB)
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (f889f65 and 8fbd9e8). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.