altering

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noun

alteration

“This skirt needs altering.”

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neuteringfixing
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of alter

    This skirt needs altering.

nounaltering (plural alterings)

plural alterings

  1. alteration

    And stand steadfast in the unchangeable life and seed of God, which was before changings and alterings were; and which will remain when they all are gone.

    1654, George Fox, epistle LXXVI

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe sterilization of an animal

Similar
neuteringfixing
Broader
sterilizationsterilisation
Also see
fixingneutering

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

relatingintegraltriangleteraglin
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APA

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MLA

“altering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altering.

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