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teaming

teaming is the present participle and gerund of team.

Meaning of team

Verb

team (third-person singular simple present teams, present participle teaming, simple past and past participle teamed)

  1. (intransitive) To form a group, as for sports or work.
    • They teamed to complete the project.
    Synonyms:
    team up
  2. (broadly, intransitive) To go together well; to harmonize.
    • Rich, creamy avocado is cut back by the citrus sharpness of grapefruit in this Israeli-inspired salad. It's brilliant for a brunchy breakfast, and teams well with grilled salmon, tuna, or mackerel for dinner.2005, Jill Dupleix, Good Cooking: The New Basics, page 32
  3. (transitive) To convey or haul with a team.
    • to team lumber
  4. (transitive) To form together into a team.
    • to team oxen
  5. (transitive) To give work to a gang under a subcontractor.

See all 12 meanings of team

Noun

teaming (plural teamings)

  1. An instance of teamwork.
    • The father-son byplay is occasionally overdone and tedious, but there is a genuine warmth in both the Oland-Luke and the Toler-Sen Yung teamings.1983, Frank Northen Magill, Magill's American film guide, volume 1, page 647

Forms of teaming

pluralteamings

Words formed from teaming

Phrases with teaming

Questions about teaming

What does teaming mean?
Teaming means an instance of teamwork.
What is teaming the present participle and gerund of?
Teaming is the present participle and gerund of team.
What part of speech is teaming?
Teaming is a noun.
What is the plural of teaming?
The plural of teaming is teamings.

Words near teaming in the dictionary

  1. teamers
  2. teamful
  3. teamfuls
  4. teamie
  5. teamies
  6. teaming
  7. teaming up
  8. teaming up with
  9. teamings
  10. teamkill
  11. teamkilled

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Adapted from Wiktionary: teaming (page history and authors); team (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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