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outworking

UK/ˈaʊtwəːkɪŋ/

outworking noun: the process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something. Also the present participle and gerund of outwork.

Noun

outworking (plural outworkings)

  1. The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
    • The outworkings of the Reformation thus pulled England back into an intimate territorial involvement in the affairs of mainland Europe, from which the French had previously expelled it when they captured the last medieval English mainland enclave of Calais in 1558.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 736

Also used as

outworking is also the present participle and gerund of outwork.

Forms of outworking

pluraloutworkings

Origin of outworking

From out- + working.

See outwork.

Questions about outworking

What does outworking mean?
Outworking means the process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
What part of speech is outworking?
Outworking is a noun.
How do you pronounce outworking?
Outworking is pronounced /ˈaʊtwəːkɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of outworking?
The plural of outworking is outworkings.

Words near outworking in the dictionary

  1. outwore
  2. outwork
  3. outworked
  4. outworker
  5. outworkers
  6. outworking
  7. outworkings
  8. outworks
  9. outworld
  10. outworlder
  11. outworlders

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