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worthing

UK/ˈwəːðɪŋ/

worthing is the present participle and gerund of worth.

Meaning of worth

Verb

worth (third-person singular simple present worths, present participle worthing, simple past worth or worthed, past participle worth or worthed or worthen)

  1. (obsolete, except in set phrases or dialectal) To be, become, betide.
    • Sonne of man, prophecie and say, Thus saith the Lord God, Howle ye, woe worth the day.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Ezekiel 30:2

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Proper noun capitalized: Worthing

Worthing (countable and uncountable, plural Worthings)

  1. A village in Hoe and Worthing parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9919).
  2. A coastal town and borough in West Sussex, England.
  3. A city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of worthing

pluralWorthings

Origin of worthing

* The name of the village in Norfolk derives from Old English worþig (“enclosure”). * The name of the town in West Sussex derives from the unattested Old English personal name *Weorþ + -ing (“belonging to”).

Words formed from worthing

Questions about worthing

What does worthing mean?
Worthing means a village in Hoe and Worthing parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9919).
What is worthing the present participle and gerund of?
Worthing is the present participle and gerund of worth.
What part of speech is worthing?
Worthing is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce worthing?
Worthing is pronounced /ˈwəːðɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near worthing in the dictionary

  1. worthiest
  2. worthiest of blood
  3. worthily
  4. worthiness
  5. worthinesses
  6. worthing
  7. Worthingite
  8. Worthingites
  9. Worthings
  10. Worthington
  11. Worthington jet

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Adapted from Wiktionary: worthing (page history and authors); Worthing (page history and authors); worth (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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