crossing
UK/ˈkɹɒsɪŋ//ˈkɹɔsɪŋ/
crossing noun: cross-breeding. Also the ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.
Noun
crossing (countable and uncountable, plural crossings)
- Cross-breeding.
- Opposition; thwarting.
- An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
- The lynchpin of the work was replacement of the flat crossing at Newark, where the ECML crosses the Nottingham to Lincoln line, with this work taking place across the three days of the bank holiday weekend.2019 October, “Newark crossing renewed”, in Modern Railways, page 23
- A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
- Please, cross at the crossing.
- The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
- A voyage across a body of water.
- The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
- Movement into a crossed position.
- For example, experts in kinesics — body language — recognize that a person sends out hundreds of nonverbal signals — eyebrow twitches, frowns, leg crossings and uncrossings — every second while he or she is speaking and listening.1989, Stephen N. Tchudi, Diana D. Mitchell, Explorations in the Teaching of English, page 270
- A pair of intersecting edges.
- A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.
- The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.
Adjective
crossing (not comparable)
Proper noun capitalized: Crossing
Crossing
- A barangay of Uson, Masbate, Philippines.
- Former name of Ogod: a barangay of Donsol, Sorsogon, Philippines.
- A barangay of San Isidro, Leyte, Philippines.
- Former name of San Pascual: a barangay of Santa Rita, Samar, Philippines.
- A barangay of Libona, Bukidnon, Philippines.
- A barangay of Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
Also used as
crossing is also the ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.
crossing is also the present participle and gerund of cross.
crossing meaning in Marathi, Kannada, Gujarati and Odia
crossing in Marathi
- ओलांडणे, क्रॉसिंग
crossing in Kannada
- ದಾಟುವುದು, ದಾಟುವಿಕೆ
crossing in Gujarati
- intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross
- ચોક cōk
crossing in Odia
- କ୍ରସିଂ, କ୍ରସିଂ କରନ୍ତୁ
More languagesFewer languages
- crossing in Nepali
- क्रसिंग
- crossing in Tagalog
- tawiran
- crossing in Arabic
- مَعْبَر maʕbar
- crossing in Indonesian
- persimpangan, persilangan
Examples of crossing in a sentence
- Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master.
- The driver gonged the pedestrian crossing the tracks, but the pedestrian didn't stop.
- The gate in front of the railroad crossing went up after the train had passed.
Forms of crossing
| plural | crossings |
|---|---|
| alternative form |
Origin of crossing
By surface analysis, cross + -ing.
Words formed from crossing
- backcrossing
- barrow crossing
- Capels Crossing
- Caroline Crossing
- common crossing
- Coutts Crossing
- crossing guard
- crossing keeper
- crossing loop
- crossing-sweeper
- crossing time
- Dead Women Crossing
- diamond crossing
- Dyers Crossing
- Fernances Crossing
- Ficks Crossing
- Fitzroy Crossing
- flat crossing
- Gonn Crossing
- grade crossing
- Hoppers Crossing
- level crossing
- Logans Crossing
- Mayao Crossing
- Morans Crossing
- panda crossing
- Paynes Crossing
- Peak Crossing
- pedestrian crossing
- ped xing
- pelican crossing
- Perrys Crossing
- Prides Crossing
- puffin crossing
- railroad crossing
- railway crossing
- Ropes Crossing
- Sadliers Crossing
- Sandy Crossing
- school crossing attendant
- scissors crossing
- scramble crossing
- Stephenville Crossing
- Stony Crossing
- Swans Crossing
- Tambo Crossing
- toucan crossing
- train crossing
- undercrossing
- wallcrossing
- Washington Crossing
- Watsons Crossing
- Wells Crossing
- Widgee Crossing North
- Widgee Crossing South
- wildlife crossing
- wombat crossing
- zebra crossing
- zero crossing
Phrases with crossing
- crossing up
- crossing off
- crossing out
- crossing over
- crossing loops
- crossing paths
- crossing times
- crossing wires
- crossing guards
- crossing number
- crossing swords
- crossing keepers
24 more phrasesFewer phrases
- crossing numbers
- crossing the line
- crossing the Styx
- crossing the aisle
- crossing the floor
- crossing the river
- crossing the Tiber
- crossing the wires
- crossing one's arms
- crossing one's legs
- crossing the Thames
- crossing one's heart
- crossing someone's T
- crossing the streams
- crossing one's fingers
- crossing someone's mind
- crossing someone's palm
- crossing someone's path
- school crossing attendants
- crossing my heart and hoping to die
- crossing the t's and dotting the i's
- dotting the i's and crossing the t's
- automatic half-barrier level crossing
- crossing that bridge when one comes to it
Words that rhyme with crossing
Questions about crossing
- What does crossing mean?
- Crossing means cross-breeding.
- What is crossing in Marathi?
- Crossing in Marathi is ओलांडणे, क्रॉसिंग. See Crossing meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is crossing?
- Crossing can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce crossing?
- Crossing is pronounced /ˈkɹɒsɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of crossing?
- The plural of crossing is crossings.
Words near crossing in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: crossing (page history and authors); Crossing (page history and authors); crossing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); crossing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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