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paragraphing

paragraphing is the present participle and gerund of paragraph.

Meaning of paragraph

Verb

paragraph (third-person singular simple present paragraphs, present participle paragraphing, simple past and past participle paragraphed)

  1. (transitive) To sort text into paragraphs.
  2. (transitive) To publish a brief article, notice, or announcement, as in a newspaper.

See all 6 meanings of paragraph

Noun

paragraphing (plural paragraphings)

  1. A division into paragraphs.
    • For the recipe discourse the subjects were asked to identify acceptable and unacceptable paragraphings from among the suggested paragraphings given at the end of the discourse […]1979, Robert L. Brown, Martin Steinmann, Rhetoric 78: Proceedings of Theory of Rhetoric, page 285

Forms of paragraphing

pluralparagraphings

Questions about paragraphing

What does paragraphing mean?
Paragraphing means a division into paragraphs.
What is paragraphing the present participle and gerund of?
Paragraphing is the present participle and gerund of paragraph.
What part of speech is paragraphing?
Paragraphing is a noun.
What is the plural of paragraphing?
The plural of paragraphing is paragraphings.

Words near paragraphing in the dictionary

  1. paragraphers
  2. paragraphia
  3. paragraphic
  4. paragraphical
  5. paragraphically
  6. paragraphing
  7. paragraphings
  8. paragraphism
  9. paragraphist
  10. paragraphistic
  11. paragraphists

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