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proofreading

proofreading is the present participle and gerund of proofread.

Meaning of proofread

Verb

proofread (third-person singular simple present proofreads, present participle proofreading, simple past and past participle proofread)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.

See all 2 meanings of proofread

Noun

proofreading (countable and uncountable, plural proofreadings)

  1. The act or process by which a document is proofread.
    • We gave the document two proofreadings, to make absolutely sure that no errors would remain.
    Synonyms:
    proofread

Synonyms of proofreading

Forms of proofreading

Verb
alternative formproof-reading
Noun
pluralproofreadings

Words formed from proofreading

Words that rhyme with proofreading

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Questions about proofreading

What does proofreading mean?
Proofreading means the act or process by which a document is proofread.
What is proofreading the present participle and gerund of?
Proofreading is the present participle and gerund of proofread.
What part of speech is proofreading?
Proofreading is a noun.
What is the plural of proofreading?
The plural of proofreading is proofreadings.

Words near proofreading in the dictionary

  1. proofmarks
  2. proofness
  3. proofread
  4. proofreader
  5. proofreaders
  6. proofreading
  7. proofreadings
  8. proofreads
  9. proofroom
  10. proofrooms
  11. proofs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: proofreading (page history and authors); proofread (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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