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heeding

/ˈhiːdɪŋ/

heeding is the present participle and gerund of heed.

Meaning of heed

Verb

heed (third-person singular simple present heeds, present participle heeding, simple past and past participle heeded)

  1. (obsolete) To guard, protect.
  2. (transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
    • With pleasure Argus the musician heeds.1567, Ovid, translated by John Dryden, Metamorphoses, Book 1
  3. (archaic, intransitive) To pay attention, care.
    Synonyms:
    mind, reck, becare, bother, care, concern oneself, trouble oneself, worry

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Questions about heeding

What is heeding the present participle and gerund of?
Heeding is the present participle and gerund of heed.
How do you pronounce heeding?
Heeding is pronounced /ˈhiːdɪŋ/.

Words near heeding in the dictionary

  1. heedfull
  2. heedfully
  3. heedfulness
  4. heedily
  5. heediness
  6. heeding
  7. heedless
  8. heedlessly
  9. heedlessness
  10. heedlessnesses
  11. heeds

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