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spacing out

spacing out is the present participle and gerund of space out.

Meaning of space out

Verb

space out (third-person singular simple present spaces out, present participle spacing out, simple past and past participle spaced out)

  1. (transitive) To position (objects, people, time slots, etc.) at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.
    • She spaced out the yoga mats as much as she could while leaving room for some walkways.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become distracted or disoriented; to lose attention or focus.
    • She spaced out when the speaker started droning about the fine-print details of convertible debentures.
  3. (dated, transitive, typing) To increase the white space between letters, words or lines.

Questions about spacing out

What is spacing out the present participle and gerund of?
Spacing out is the present participle and gerund of space out.

Words near spacing out in the dictionary

  1. spacially
  2. spacier
  3. spaciest
  4. spaciness
  5. spacing
  6. spacing out
  7. spacings
  8. spacio-
  9. spacio-cultural
  10. spaciosity
  11. spaciostructural

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