checking
/ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ/
checking is the present participle and gerund of check.
Noun
checking (countable and uncountable, plural checkings)
- The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
- A checking account.
- Withdraw $5000 from checking and put it into savings.
- An act whereby one checks something or someone (in any sense).
- The gin had a delayed reaction. Its effect didn't become felt until Valerie had, after a wearisome walk and numerous checkings of her map, reached the flat.1991, Kathleen Conlon, Unfinished Business, →ISBN
- The crossing of solutions in a grid.
- One must reckon to solve at least three of the Playfair clues independently before cracking the code and getting checking to help with solving the fourth.1977, Games & Puzzles
- What about the corpus of Ximenes - Azed specials? In 'Printer's Devilry' checking is normal but the clues are special.1977, Games & Puzzles
Meaning of check
Verb
check (third-person singular simple present checks, present participle checking, simple past and past participle checked)
- To inspect; to examine.
- Check the oil in your car once a month.
- To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
- To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).
- Check the items on the list that interest you.
- To control, limit, or halt.
- Check your enthusiasm during a negotiation.
- To scold or rebuke someone.
- To verify or compare with a source of information.
- Check your data against known values.
Forms of checking
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Words formed from checking
Phrases with checking
- checking in
- checking on
- checking up
- checking off
- checking out
- fit checking
- hip checking
- body checking
- butt checking
- checking into
- checking over
- spot checking
17 more phrasesFewer phrases
- vibe checking
- brake checking
- checking up on
- cross checking
- spell checking
- double checking
- sanity checking
- triple checking
- checking through
- checking accounts
- checking the math
- checking upstairs
- shoulder checking
- checking at the door
- checking and balancing
- checking in with oneself
- checking one's eyelids for leaks
Words that rhyme with checking
Questions about checking
- What does checking mean?
- Checking means the act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
- What is checking the present participle and gerund of?
- Checking is the present participle and gerund of check.
- What part of speech is checking?
- Checking is a noun.
- How do you pronounce checking?
- Checking is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of checking?
- The plural of checking is checkings.
Words near checking in the dictionary
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