"peaking" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpiːkɪŋ/ Forms: more peaking [comparative], most peaking [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} peaking (comparative more peaking, superlative most peaking)
  1. peaky; sickly; pining
    Sense id: en-peaking-en-adj-3vOvwiy3

Noun

IPA: /ˈpiːkɪŋ/ Forms: peakings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} peaking (plural peakings)
  1. The act of something reaching a peak.
    Sense id: en-peaking-en-noun-mRjvEC1D

Verb

IPA: /ˈpiːkɪŋ/
Rhymes: -iːkɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} peaking
  1. present participle and gerund of peak Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: peak
    Sense id: en-peaking-en-verb-gH-AsJ9d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 3 92

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for peaking meaning in English (1.7kB)

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