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Plural of backing

regular plural

The plural of backing is backings.

Forms of backing

Singularbacking /ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/
Pluralbackings
Countablecountable and uncountable

Backings in a sentence

  • Again, the crosslight is best designed to angle slightly upstage taking care not to produce shadows on backings.1967, Jerry J. Lewis, An Approach to Lighting Design from Modern Dance, page 11. From the entry crosslight

Meaning of backing

  1. noun Support, especially financial.
  2. noun A liner or other material added behind or underneath.
  3. noun A backdrop.

Full definition of backing

Questions about the plural of backing

What is the plural of backing?
The plural of backing is backings.
Is backing countable?
Backing is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backing (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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