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realigning

realigning is the present participle and gerund of realign.

Meaning of realign

Verb

realign (third-person singular simple present realigns, present participle realigning, simple past and past participle realigned)

  1. (transitive) To bring back into alignment.
    • There are some low-tech approaches to forming those good posture habits, like the Alexander Method. The Alexander Method is a process that helps realign posture mindfully. It’s often used by performers, and often involves a coach.2017 March 30, Rachel Crane, “Straighten up and stand right, with some electronic nagging”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022
  2. (ambitransitive) To align again or anew.
    • Every major bridge, and many of the smaller ones, have been rebuilt, tunnels have been rebored, and long sections of track realigned.1950 April, “Notes and News: The Athens-Salonika Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 279

Noun

realigning (plural realignings)

  1. A realignment.

Adjective

realigning (not comparable)

  1. That realigns.

Forms of realigning

pluralrealignings

Questions about realigning

What does realigning mean?
Realigning means a realignment.
What is realigning the present participle and gerund of?
Realigning is the present participle and gerund of realign.
What part of speech is realigning?
Realigning can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of realigning?
The plural of realigning is realignings.

Words near realigning in the dictionary

  1. realign
  2. realignable
  3. realigned
  4. realigner
  5. realigners
  6. realigning
  7. realignings
  8. realignment
  9. realignments
  10. realigns
  11. realimentation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: realigning (page history and authors); realign (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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