referencing

referencing is the present participle and gerund of reference.

Meaning of reference

reference (third-person singular simple present references, present participle referencing, simple past and past participle referenced)

To provide a list of references for (a text).
- You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it.
(occasionally proscribed) To cite, to use as a reference.
- Reference the dictionary for word meanings.
(proscribed, sometimes) To mention, to refer to.
- In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent.
To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.
- The given pointer will reference the actual generated data.

referencing (plural referencings)

The making of a reference.
- And what conversation becomes then is a sustained strip or tract of referencings, each referencing tending to bear, but often deviously, some retrospectively perceivable connection to the immediately preceding one.1999, James R. Taylor, Elizabeth J. Van Every, The Emergent Organization: Communication As Its Site and Surface, page 36

plural	referencings

What does referencing mean?: Referencing means the making of a reference.
What is referencing the present participle and gerund of?: Referencing is the present participle and gerund of reference.
What part of speech is referencing?: Referencing is a noun.
What is the plural of referencing?: The plural of referencing is referencings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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