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hating

/ˈheɪtɪŋ/

hating is the present participle and gerund of hate.

Meaning of hate

Verb

hate (third-person singular simple present hates, present participle hating, simple past and past participle hated)

  1. (transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly.
    • As a kid, I used to hate to cycle to school every morning.
  2. (intransitive) To experience a feeling of hatred.
  3. (informal, slang) Used in a phrasal verb: hate on.
    • I put ranch dressing on pizza. Please don't hate on me.

See all 7 meanings of hate

Noun

hating

  1. hatred

Words formed from hating

Phrases with hating

Words that rhyme with hating

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Questions about hating

What does hating mean?
Hating means hatred.
What is hating the present participle and gerund of?
Hating is the present participle and gerund of hate.
What part of speech is hating?
Hating is a noun.
How do you pronounce hating?
Hating is pronounced /ˈheɪtɪŋ/.

Words near hating in the dictionary

  1. Hatikvah
  2. Hatillo
  3. hatin'
  4. hatinator
  5. hatinators
  6. hating
  7. hating on
  8. hating someone's guts
  9. hating the sin but loving the sinner
  10. hatings
  11. hatiquette

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hating (page history and authors); hate (page history and authors). 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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