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lecturing

lecturing is the present participle and gerund of lecture.

Meaning of lecture

Verb

lecture (third-person singular simple present lectures, present participle lecturing, simple past and past participle lectured)

  1. (ambitransitive) To teach (somebody) by giving a speech on a given topic.
    • The professor lectured to two classes this morning.
  2. (transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.
    • Emily's father lectured her about the importance of being home before midnight.

See all 6 meanings of lecture

Noun

lecturing (plural lecturings)

  1. The act of delivering a lecture or harangue.
    • As I had to put up with the patronage and the lecturings, and the eyeglass of that infernal old woman, […]1905, Bram Stoker, The Man

Forms of lecturing

plurallecturings

Questions about lecturing

What does lecturing mean?
Lecturing means the act of delivering a lecture or harangue.
What is lecturing the present participle and gerund of?
Lecturing is the present participle and gerund of lecture.
What part of speech is lecturing?
Lecturing is a noun.
What is the plural of lecturing?
The plural of lecturing is lecturings.

Words near lecturing in the dictionary

  1. lecturest
  2. lectureth
  3. lecturette
  4. lecturettes
  5. lecturin'
  6. lecturing
  7. lecturings
  8. lecturise
  9. lecturised
  10. lecturises
  11. lecturising

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