telegraphing
telegraphing is the present participle and gerund of telegraph.
Meaning of telegraph
Verb
telegraph (third-person singular simple present telegraphs, present participle telegraphing, simple past and past participle telegraphed)
- To use a telegraph; to send a message by telegraph.
- Whenever this portent occurs, my steward telegraphs to me, that I, as head of the family, be not unsteeled against the shock of a bereavement […]1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter 5, in Zuleika Dobson, London: Heinemann, published 1922, page 60
- To clearly communicate to another nonverbally (whether by gesture, a change in attitude, or any other sign), and especially unintentionally.
- Her frown telegraphed her displeasure.
Noun
telegraphing (plural telegraphings)
- A communication by telegraph.
- He was given three days to reconsider himself, and the Head of the establishment, after some telegraphings, said that it was a most unusual step […]1887, Rudyard Kipling, In the Pride of his Youth
Forms of telegraphing
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Questions about telegraphing
- What does telegraphing mean?
- Telegraphing means a communication by telegraph.
- What is telegraphing the present participle and gerund of?
- Telegraphing is the present participle and gerund of telegraph.
- What part of speech is telegraphing?
- Telegraphing is a noun.
- What is the plural of telegraphing?
- The plural of telegraphing is telegraphings.
Words near telegraphing in the dictionary
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