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minding

minding noun: the act of taking heed of something. Also the present participle and gerund of mind.

Noun

minding (plural mindings)

  1. The act of taking heed of something.
    • a. 1691, Richard Baxter, a sermon
      […] those holy breathings after God, and that sense of the evil of sin, and that conscience of duty, and those groans excited by the spirit of prayer, and those mindings of the things of another world […]

Also used as

minding is also the present participle and gerund of mind.

Forms of minding

Noun
pluralmindings
Adjective
comparativemore minding
superlativemost minding

Origin of minding

From Middle English mynding, myndyng, equivalent to mind + -ing.

From mind + -ing.

Words formed from minding

Phrases with minding

Questions about minding

What does minding mean?
Minding means the act of taking heed of something.
What part of speech is minding?
Minding is a noun.
What is the plural of minding?
The plural of minding is mindings.

Words near minding in the dictionary

  1. mindgasm
  2. mindgasms
  3. mindhood
  4. mindi
  5. mindies
  6. minding
  7. minding one's business
  8. minding one's language
  9. minding one's own business
  10. minding one's P's and Q's
  11. minding one's peas and cues

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