Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of contract
adjectivecontracting (not comparable)
- not comparableGetting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.
nouncontracting (countable and uncountable, plural contractings)
plural contractings
- countableuncountableThe act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.
the contractings of his muscles
- countableuncountableWork done on a contract basis.
Synonyms & antonyms
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contracting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contracting
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“contracting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contracting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contracting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contracting.
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