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taxiing

taxiing is the present participle and gerund of taxi.

Meaning of taxi

Verb

taxi (third-person singular simple present taxis or (rare) taxies, present participle taxiing or (rare) taxying, simple past and past participle taxied)

  1. To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.
    • taxi down the runway
  2. To travel by taxicab.
    • [H]e had taxied to the waterfront bent upon a business in which nostalgia had no part[.]1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 1

See all 6 meanings of taxi

Noun

taxiing (countable and uncountable, plural taxiings)

  1. The movement of aircraft on the ground in readiness for takeoff or after landing.

Forms of taxiing

Verb
alternative formtaxying
Noun
pluraltaxiings

Questions about taxiing

What does taxiing mean?
Taxiing means the movement of aircraft on the ground in readiness for takeoff or after landing.
What is taxiing the present participle and gerund of?
Taxiing is the present participle and gerund of taxi.
What part of speech is taxiing?
Taxiing is a noun.
What is the plural of taxiing?
The plural of taxiing is taxiings.

Words near taxiing in the dictionary

  1. taxifolin
  2. taxifolins
  3. taxiform
  4. taxiful
  5. Taxigate
  6. taxiing
  7. taxiings
  8. Taxila
  9. taxiless
  10. taxilike
  11. taximan

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