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indicating

Syllables: in·di·cat·ing/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

indicating is the present participle and gerund of indicate.

Meaning of indicate

Verb

indicate (third-person singular simple present indicates, present participle indicating, simple past and past participle indicated)

  1. (sometimes, transitive) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
    • The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure.
  2. (transitive) To show or manifest by symptoms.
    • Near-synonym: suggest
    Synonyms:
    suggest
  3. (transitive) To point to as the proper remedies.
    • Near-synonym: warrant
    Synonyms:
    warrant
  4. (transitive) To signal in a vehicle the desire to turn right or left.
  5. (transitive) To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
    • To a person who is familiar with the use of an indicator, whether it be of one make or another, it is needless to give instructions as to how an engine should be indicated,[…].1903, “How to indicate an engine”, in The Star Improved Steam Engine Indicator, page 64

Phrases with indicating

Questions about indicating

What is indicating the present participle and gerund of?
Indicating is the present participle and gerund of indicate.
How do you pronounce indicating?
Indicating is pronounced /ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/.

Words near indicating in the dictionary

  1. indicated airspeeds
  2. indicatedst
  3. indicates
  4. indicatest
  5. indicateth
  6. indicating
  7. indication
  8. indicational
  9. indications
  10. indicative
  11. indicative conditional

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