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totalling

totalling 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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Forms of totalling

alternative UStotaling

Questions about totalling

What is totalling the present participle and gerund of?
Totalling is the present participle and gerund of total.

Words near totalling in the dictionary

  1. totall
  2. totalled
  3. totaller
  4. totallers
  5. totalley
  6. totalling
  7. totally
  8. totally disconnected
  9. totally geodesic
  10. totally kind day
  11. totally nice day

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