"forming" meaning in English

See forming in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔɹmɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈfɔːmɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-forming.ogg [US] Forms: formings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} forming (plural formings)
  1. The act by which something is formed; formation.
    Sense id: en-forming-en-noun-gy-Zjq5y

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔɹmɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈfɔːmɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-forming.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} forming
  1. present participle and gerund of form Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: form
    Sense id: en-forming-en-verb-G3RThd0J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for forming meaning in English (2.1kB)

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