correcting

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noun

The making of a correction.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of correct
nouncorrecting (countable and uncountable, plural correctings)

plural correctings

  1. countableuncountableThe making of a correction.

    […] the correctings of the errors of our own inexperience […]

    1844, Charles Bridges, The Christian Ministry, page 458
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APA

correcting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correcting

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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