"pacing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/ Forms: pacings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪsɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} pacing (plural pacings)
  1. The act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing.
    Sense id: en-pacing-en-noun-9CLhgng5

Verb

IPA: /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪsɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pacing
  1. present participle and gerund of pace Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pace
    Sense id: en-pacing-en-verb-PTBpus1Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pacing meaning in English (1.4kB)

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