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offshootings

offshootings is the plural of offshooting.

Meaning of offshooting

Noun

offshooting (plural offshootings)

  1. An offshoot; a diversion or branching off.
    • I must be shorter; I did not mean to turn off into the mere offshootings of my story, here and there; but the dreaminess I speak of leads me sometimes; and I, as impotent then, obey the dreamy prompting.1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or, The Ambiguities

Questions about offshootings

What is offshootings the plural of?
Offshootings is the plural of offshooting.

Words near offshootings in the dictionary

  1. offsetting
  2. offsettings
  3. offshell
  4. offshoot
  5. offshooting
  6. offshootings
  7. offshoots
  8. offshorable
  9. offshore
  10. offshore seahorse
  11. offshore seahorses

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