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fixing

/ˈfɪksɪŋ/

fixing noun: the act of subverting (fixing) a vote. Also the present participle and gerund of fix.

Noun

fixing (plural fixings)

  1. The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
  2. (UK, plural-normally) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc.)
  3. See fixings.

Verb

fixing

  1. (Southern US, slang, with infinitive) Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.
    • It's fixing to rain.
    Synonyms:
    about, fitting

Also used as

fixing is also the present participle and gerund of fix.

fixing meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Punjabi and Gujarati

fixing in Tamil

சரிசெய்வது, சரி செய்தல்

fixing in Urdu

فکسنگ

fixing in Punjabi

ਫਿਕਸਿੰਗ

fixing in Gujarati

ફિક્સિંગ
More languagesFewer languages
fixing in Odia
ଫିକ୍ସିଂ
fixing in Nepali
फिक्सिङ

Examples of fixing in a sentence

  • If you can't fix it with duck tape, it's not worth fixing.
  • I have a small suggestion for fixing this: try lifting the left side up a bit.
  • The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.

All 40 example sentences with fixing

Synonyms of fixing

Forms of fixing

Noun
pluralfixings
alternative formfina
alternative formfinna
Verb
alternative formfixin'

Plural of fixing: fixings

Words formed from fixing

Phrases with fixing

Words that rhyme with fixing

Questions about fixing

What does fixing mean?
Fixing means the act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
What is fixing in Tamil?
Fixing in Tamil is சரிசெய்வது, சரி செய்தல். See Fixing meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fixing?
Fixing can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce fixing?
Fixing is pronounced /ˈfɪksɪŋ/.
What is the plural of fixing?
The plural of fixing is fixings.

Words near fixing in the dictionary

  1. fixigena
  2. fixigenae
  3. fixigenal
  4. fixin'
  5. fixin's
  6. fixing
  7. fixing on
  8. fixing room
  9. fixing rooms
  10. fixing someone's clock
  11. fixing someone's flint

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: fixing (page history and authors); fixing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fixing (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fixing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fixing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fixing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); fixing (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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