claiming

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/ˈkleɪmɪŋ/

noun

The act of making a claim.

“It isn't that they are claiming they are right; they are claiming you are wrong.”

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of claim

    It isn't that they are claiming they are right; they are claiming you are wrong.

nounclaiming (plural claimings)

plural claimings

  1. The act of making a claim.

    He had many wars; inextricable coil of claimings, quarrellings and agreeings […]

    1858, Thomas Carlyle, History of Friedrich II. of Prussia Called Frederick the Great

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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