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happenin'

happenin' is the pronunciation spelling of happening.

Meaning of happening

Adjective

happening (comparative more happening, superlative most happening)

  1. (slang) Busy, lively; vibrant, dynamic; fashionable.
    • “[…]San Francisco is not exactly the most happening place, you know.”2005, Wendy Lawton, Less is More, page 13
  2. (slang) Trendy, up-to-the-minute.
    • Every show has its hottest, most happening trends. If I were to isolate just one for hardware and one for software, this year's hot hardware would be the 386 machines, and the happening software would be desktop publishing.1987 November 16, Steve Gibson, “Desktop Publishing, 386-Based Machines, ‘Happening’ Trends at Comdex”, in InfoWorld, page 42

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Questions about happenin'

What is happenin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Happenin' is the pronunciation spelling of happening.

Words near happenin' in the dictionary

  1. happened upon
  2. happener
  3. happeners
  4. happenest
  5. happeneth
  6. happenin'
  7. happening
  8. happening across
  9. happening along
  10. happening by
  11. happening on

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