signaling
signaling is the present participle and gerund of signal.
Meaning of signal
Verb
signal (third-person singular simple present signals, present participle (US) signaling or (UK) signalling, simple past and past participle (US) signaled or (UK) signalled)
- To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.
- I signalled my acquiescence with a nod.
- To communicate with (a person or system) by a signal.
- Seeing the flames, he ran to the control room and signalled headquarters.
Noun
signaling (plural signalings)
- The sending of a signal (often with reference to a biochemical signal).
- A lot of visual signaling happens on the deck of an aircraft carrier.
- The handkerchiefs were tied together, and ordering the men to stand between himself and the main body, he began a series of signalings, as if communicating with some one in the ravine, from whence they had just come.1881, Mary E. Jackson, The Spy of Osawatomie, page 319
Forms of signaling
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | signalling |
| Noun | |
| plural | signalings |
Words formed from signaling
Phrases with signaling
Questions about signaling
- What does signaling mean?
- Signaling means the sending of a signal (often with reference to a biochemical signal).
- What is signaling the present participle and gerund of?
- Signaling is the present participle and gerund of signal.
- What part of speech is signaling?
- Signaling is a noun.
- What is the plural of signaling?
- The plural of signaling is signalings.
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