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pointing.

The action of the verb to point.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/UK/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/General-American/ˈpɔɪnɪŋ/
  1. The action of the verb to point.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Mortar that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap.

    collective · countable · proscribed · singular · sometimes · uncountable · usually
  4. The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.

    countable · uncountable
  6. The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.

    countable · uncountable
  7. In Anglican chant: The practice of placing metrical marks in a text (typically a psalm), which indicate the syllables on which the chant should progress to the next note, as well as features such as pauses.

    uncountable
  8. In Anglican chant: A particular arrangement of such marks within a given text.

    countable
    Psalm pointings sometimes differ between psalters.
  9. Synonym of nikud.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From point + -ing.

verb/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/UK/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/General-American/ˈpɔɪnɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of point

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

From point + -ing.

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