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backchanneling

backchanneling is the present participle and gerund of backchannel.

Meaning of backchannel

Verb

backchannel (third-person singular simple present backchannels, present participle (US) backchanneling or (UK) backchannelling, simple past and past participle (US) backchanneled or (UK) backchannelled)

  1. (transitive) To employ a back channel.
    1. (transitive) To employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption.

Questions about backchanneling

What is backchanneling the present participle and gerund of?
Backchanneling is the present participle and gerund of backchannel.

Words near backchanneling in the dictionary

  1. backchained
  2. backchaining
  3. backchains
  4. backchannel
  5. backchanneled
  6. backchanneling
  7. backchannelled
  8. backchannelling
  9. backchannels
  10. backchat
  11. backchats

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