figuring out

noun

Reasoning, logic.

“The new email system takes some figuring out, but you'll soon notice the improvements.”

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Meanings

nounfiguring out (usually uncountable, plural figurings out)

plural figurings out

  1. informaluncountableusuallyReasoning, logic.

    The new email system takes some figuring out, but you'll soon notice the improvements.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of figure out
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APA

figuring out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figuring%20out

MLA

“figuring out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figuring%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figuring out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figuring%20out.

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