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thirding

thirding is the present participle and gerund of third.

Noun

thirding (plural thirdings)

  1. (obsolete) A riding (administrative division).
  2. The third part of anything; one third.

Meaning of third

Verb

third (third-person singular simple present thirds, present participle thirding, simple past and past participle thirded)

  1. (informal) To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been seconded.
  2. To divide into three equal parts.

See all 10 meanings of third

Forms of thirding

pluralthirdings

Questions about thirding

What does thirding mean?
Thirding means a riding (administrative division).
What is thirding the present participle and gerund of?
Thirding is the present participle and gerund of third.
What part of speech is thirding?
Thirding is a noun.
What is the plural of thirding?
The plural of thirding is thirdings.

Words near thirding in the dictionary

  1. thirded
  2. thirder
  3. thirders
  4. thirdhand
  5. thirdie
  6. thirding
  7. thirdings
  8. thirdly
  9. thirdness
  10. Thirdonia
  11. thirds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thirding (page history and authors); third (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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