pacing
/ˈpeɪsɪŋ/
pacing is the present participle and gerund of pace.
Meaning of pace
Verb
pace (third-person singular simple present paces, present participle pacing, simple past and past participle paced)
- To walk back and forth in a small distance.
- Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Chapter V
- To walk along or through sth with regular strides.
- To set the speed.
- I helped her train for the marathon by pacing her on a bike.
- Synonyms:
- set the pace
- To measure by walking.
Noun
pacing (plural pacings)
- The act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing.
- We have repeatedly referred to the usefulness of steps, lines, ticks, clocks, routines, pacings, etc. - scales, measures, series, patterns, disposed in a fixed and regular and conventional space-time.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
Forms of pacing
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Questions about pacing
- What does pacing mean?
- Pacing means the act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing.
- What is pacing the present participle and gerund of?
- Pacing is the present participle and gerund of pace.
- What part of speech is pacing?
- Pacing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pacing?
- Pacing is pronounced /ˈpeɪsɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of pacing?
- The plural of pacing is pacings.
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