starting
Syllables: start·ingUK/ˈstɑːtɪŋ//ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/
starting is the present participle and gerund of start.
Meaning of start
Verb
start (third-person singular simple present starts, present participle starting, simple past and past participle started)
- To set in motion.
- to start a stream of water; to start a rumour; to start a business
- To begin.
- The President fired the gun to start the footrace.
- To ready the operation of a vehicle or machine.
- to start the engine
- To put or raise (a question, an objection); to put forward (a subject for discussion).
- To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent.
- Sensual men agree in the pursuit of every pleasure they can start.1674, William Temple, letter to The Countess of Essex
- To have its origin (at), begin.
- The speed limit is 50 km/h, starting at the edge of town.
Noun
starting (plural startings)
- The act of something that starts.
- constant startings and stoppings
Forms of starting
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Words formed from starting
Phrases with starting
- starting in
- starting on
- starting up
- starting off
- starting out
- kick starting
- starting back
- starting bars
- starting guns
- starting into
- starting over
- starting post
36 more phrasesFewer phrases
- starting fives
- starting gates
- starting grids
- starting holes
- starting in on
- starting on at
- starting times
- starting up on
- starting a hare
- starting afresh
- starting berths
- starting blocks
- starting fluids
- starting points
- starting prices
- starting back in
- starting back on
- starting handles
- starting lineups
- starting pistols
- starting signals
- starting a family
- starting pitchers
- fire the starting gun
- starting a fresh hare
- fired the starting gun
- fires the starting gun
- firing the starting gun
- starting a hare running
- out of the starting gate
- starting the ball rolling
- starting with a clean sheet
- starting with a clean slate
- starting off on the wrong foot
- starting with a clean sheet of paper
- getting in the boat and starting rowing
Words that rhyme with starting
Questions about starting
- What does starting mean?
- Starting means the act of something that starts.
- What is starting the present participle and gerund of?
- Starting is the present participle and gerund of start.
- What part of speech is starting?
- Starting is a noun.
- How do you pronounce starting?
- Starting is pronounced /ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/ (US).
- What is the plural of starting?
- The plural of starting is startings.
Words near starting in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: starting (page history and authors); start (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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