erecting

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A form of erect — Upright; vertical or reaching broadly upwards.

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erection
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of erect

    The workers are erecting the new building right now.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of building or putting up

Similar
erection
Broader
constructionbuilding
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erection

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gentrice
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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