Meanings
nounfilming (plural filmings)
plural filmings
- The action of the verb to film.
It was truly one of the most horrific filming experiences of my career there, contrasting neatly with some of the best of my career - filming in various off-limits storerooms at LTM's Acton Depot.
2021 June 30, Tim Dunn, “How we made... Secrets of the London Underground”, in RAIL, number 934, pages 49–50
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of film
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of making a film
Similar
cinematographymotion-picture photography
Broader
photographypicture taking
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan filmació
- filmacióthe action of the verb "to film"
Chinese Mandarin 拍攝 /拍摄
- 拍攝 /拍摄 (pāishè)the action of the verb "to film"
Finnish filmatisointi
- filmatisointithe action of the verb "to film"
French tournage
- tournagethe action of the verb "to film"
German Aufnahme
- Aufnahmethe action of the verb "to film"
Hungarian filmezés, filmforgatás
- filmezésthe action of the verb "to film"
- filmforgatásthe action of the verb "to film"
- forgatásthe action of the verb "to film"
- filmfelvételthe action of the verb "to film"
- felvételthe action of the verb "to film"
Italian riprese, videoripresa
- ripresethe action of the verb "to film"
- videoripresathe action of the verb "to film"
Japanese 撮影
- 撮影 (satsuei)the action of the verb "to film"
Portuguese filmagem
- filmagemthe action of the verb "to film"
Russian съёмка, киносъёмка
- съёмка (sʺjómka)the action of the verb "to film"
- киносъёмка (kinosʺjómka)the action of the verb "to film"
Spanish filmación
- filmaciónthe action of the verb "to film"
Swedish inspelning
- inspelningthe action of the verb "to film"
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
filming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filming
MLA
“filming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filming. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filming.
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