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crossing.

Cross-breeding.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹɔːsɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation, dated/ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/General-American/ˈkɹɑsɪŋ/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal
  1. Cross-breeding.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Opposition; thwarting.

    countable · uncountable
  3. An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.

    countable · uncountable
    Please, cross at the crossing.
  5. The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A voyage across a body of water.

    countable · uncountable
  7. The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.

    countable · uncountable
  8. Movement into a crossed position.

    countable · uncountable
  9. A pair of intersecting edges.

    countable · uncountable
  10. A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.

    countable · uncountable
  11. The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.

    countable · uncountable
  12. Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.

    Philippines · abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

adj/ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹɔːsɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation, dated/ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/General-American/ˈkɹɑsɪŋ/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal
  1. Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.

    not-comparable · rare
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

verb/ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɹɔːsɪŋ/Received-Pronunciation, dated/ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/General-American/ˈkɹɑsɪŋ/General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal
  1. present participle and gerund of cross

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, cross + -ing.

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