taxying
taxying is the present participle and gerund of taxi.
taxying is the alternative form of taxiing.
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)
- To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.
- taxi down the runway
- 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
Meaning of taxiing
Noun
taxiing (countable and uncountable, plural taxiings)
Forms of taxying
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | taxiing |
| Noun | |
| plural | taxyings |
Questions about taxying
- What is taxying the present participle and gerund of?
- Taxying is the present participle and gerund of taxi.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: taxying (page history and authors); taxi (page history and authors); taxiing (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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