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choreographing

choreographing is the present participle and gerund of choreograph.

Meaning of choreograph

Verb

choreograph (third-person singular simple present choreographs, present participle choreographing, simple past and past participle choreographed)

  1. (transitive) To design and record the choreography for a dramatic work such as a ballet.
    • So he choreographs each event depending on the crowd, starting with something to learn the drill, like “Marching Through Georgia,” working in something to loosen people up like the hokeypokey, and probably a contra dance (long lines, not squares) like the Virginia reel.2008 June 19, Peter Applebome, “At 91, He Isn’t Ready for the Last Dance Just Yet”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2021
  2. (transitive) To direct the development of a project; to orchestrate.
    • Fight sequences fall into one of three categories: “MAMs” (many against many), “OHMs” (one hits many), and “triple O′s” (one on one). Group fights — MAMs and OHMs — are more difficult to choreograph than triple O′s, and TV shows that included well-choreographed MAMs and OHMs received higher marks...1994 February, Black Belt, page 42
  3. (intransitive) To work as a choreographer.

Noun

choreographing (countable and uncountable, plural choreographings)

  1. Choreography.

Forms of choreographing

pluralchoreographings

Questions about choreographing

What does choreographing mean?
Choreographing means choreography.
What is choreographing the present participle and gerund of?
Choreographing is the present participle and gerund of choreograph.
What part of speech is choreographing?
Choreographing is a noun.
What is the plural of choreographing?
The plural of choreographing is choreographings.

Words near choreographing in the dictionary

  1. choreographic
  2. choreographical
  3. choreographically
  4. choreographics
  5. choreographies
  6. choreographing
  7. choreographings
  8. choreographist
  9. choreographists
  10. choreographs
  11. choreography

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