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totaling

totaling is the present participle and gerund of total.

Meaning of total

Verb

total (third-person singular simple present totals, present participle (US) totaling or (UK) totalling, simple past and past participle (US) totaled or (UK) totalled)

  1. (transitive) To add up; to calculate the sum of.
    • When we totalled the takings, we always got a different figure.
    Synonyms:
    sum
  2. To equal a total of; to amount to.
    • That totals seven times so far.
    Synonyms:
    make
  3. (US, slang, transitive) To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss)
    • Honey, I’m OK, but I’ve totaled the car.
    Synonyms:
    demolish, trash, wreck
  4. (intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.
    • It totals nearly a pound.

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Phrases with totaling

Questions about totaling

What is totaling the present participle and gerund of?
Totaling is the present participle and gerund of total.

Words near totaling in the dictionary

  1. total-etch
  2. totaled
  3. totaled up
  4. totaler
  5. totalers
  6. totaling
  7. totaling up
  8. totalisation
  9. totalisations
  10. totalisator
  11. totalisators

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