"linking" meaning in English

See linking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/ [UK, US]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} linking (not comparable)
  1. Serving to connect other things together. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-linking-en-adj-1-QTUuLM

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/ [UK, US] Forms: linkings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} linking (plural linkings)
  1. Linkage. Derived forms: linking element
    Sense id: en-linking-en-noun-bIGx5o8c

Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪŋkɪŋ/ [UK, US]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} linking
  1. present participle and gerund of link Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: link Related terms: deep linking, linking r, linking verb
    Sense id: en-linking-en-verb-YxqHu-Rp Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 32 59

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1986, Douglas Pulleyblank, Tone in Lexical Phonology, page 11",
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