changing

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/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒɪŋ/

noun

Change; alteration.

“a changing world”

Very commonScrabble 15

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of change

    a changing world

    1 more example

    the changing scene

nounchanging (plural changings)

plural changings

  1. Change; 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

adjectivemarked by continuous change or effective action

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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MLA

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Chicago

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