"changing" meaning in English

See changing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-changing.wav [US] Forms: changings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} changing (plural changings)
  1. Change; alteration. Derived forms: baby-changing, baby changing station, changing bag, changing note, everchanging, game-changing, lifechanging, self-changing, unchanging
    Sense id: en-changing-en-noun-RwgAmeQf

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-changing.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} changing
  1. present participle and gerund of change Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: change
    Sense id: en-changing-en-verb-fKaCrmgg 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: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 75

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