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merging

merging is the present participle and gerund of merge.

Meaning of merge

Verb

merge (third-person singular simple present merges, present participle merging, simple past and past participle merged)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To combine into a whole.
    • Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.
    Antonyms:
    divide, split
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To combine two or more versions of a file into one file, especially using a version control system.
  3. To blend gradually into something else.
    • The lanes of traffic merged.

See all 5 meanings of merge

Noun

merging (plural mergings)

  1. The act, or the result, of being merged.

Forms of merging

pluralmergings

Words formed from merging

Phrases with merging

Words that rhyme with merging

Questions about merging

What does merging mean?
Merging means the act, or the result, of being merged.
What is merging the present participle and gerund of?
Merging is the present participle and gerund of merge.
What part of speech is merging?
Merging is a noun.
What is the plural of merging?
The plural of merging is mergings.

Words near merging in the dictionary

  1. mergesorted
  2. mergesorting
  3. mergesorts
  4. mergest
  5. mergeth
  6. merging
  7. mergings
  8. mergirl
  9. mergirls
  10. mergism
  11. mergist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: merging (page history and authors); merge (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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