redding

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

redding1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of redd

Redding2

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Shasta County, California.

      Weʼre in Redding – a little west of Redding in a park, really. Redding is a sizable city.

      1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 328
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      Rose Wyckoff holds up three kittens August 10 in a Redding neighborhood that has been destroyed by the Carr Fire.

      2018 August 13, “Massive wildfires scorching California”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 2026

      A politically conservative group hoping to split California into two states is holding its convention in Redding.

      2026 January 23, Mike Mangas, Timea Horvath, “Conservative group plans to split California, holds 'New California' convention in Redding”, in KRCR, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2026
    2. A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
      1 more example

      "We know energy demand in Fairfield County is growing, whether it's 1.25 percent, 2 percent or 3 percent," said Joe Dolan, a Redding resident and president of Communities for Responsible Energy, an umbrella organization comprising representatives from four of the towns challenging C. L. and P.'s plan.

      2001 December 23, Gary Santaniello, “A Surge in Controversy for Power Proposal”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 May 2015
    3. A township in Jackson County, Indiana.
    4. An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Indiana.
    5. A minor city in Ringgold County, Iowa.
    6. A township in Clare County, Michigan.
  3. A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9278).
  4. misspellingMisspelling of Reading.

Origin

Heterographic variant of Reading.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with redding

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Cite this entry
APA

redding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redding

MLA

“redding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redding.

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