coming and going
coming and going noun: a general bustle of activity. Also the present participle and gerund of come and go.
Noun
coming and going (usually uncountable, plural comings and goings)
- A general bustle of activity.
- Many roads and tracks crossed the green fields, and there was much coming and going: wains moving in lines towards the Great Gate, and others passing out.1955 October 20, J[ohn] R[onald] R[euel] Tolkien, “Minas Tirith”, in The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings […], New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, published December...
- The activities of a specified person or group.
Also used as
coming and going is also the present participle and gerund of come and go.
coming and going meaning in Hindi and Bengali
coming and going in Hindi
- plural sense: activities of a person or group
- आवागमन āvāgman, आना-जाना ānā-jānā
coming and going in Bengali
- plural sense: activities of a person or group
- আনাগোনা anagōna
Forms of coming and going
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Questions about coming and going
- What does coming and going mean?
- Coming and going means a general bustle of activity.
- What is coming and going in Hindi?
- Coming and going in Hindi is आवागमन (āvāgman), आना-जाना (ānā-jānā). See Coming and going meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is coming and going?
- Coming and going is a noun.
- What is the plural of coming and going?
- The plural of coming and going is comings and goings.
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