minding

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noun

The act of taking heed of something.

OriginMiddle English mynding →
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Meanings

minding1

nounminding (plural mindings)

plural mindings

  1. The act of taking heed of something.

    a. 1691, Richard Baxter, a sermon […] those holy breathings after God, and that sense of the evil of sin, and that conscience of duty, and those groans excited by the spirit of prayer, and those mindings of the things of another world […]

minding2

adjectiveminding (comparative more minding, superlative most minding)

comparative more minding · superlative most minding

    verb
    1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mind

    Origin

    minding · noun

    1. Middle Englishmynding
    2. Englishminding

    From Middle English mynding, myndyng, equivalent to mind + -ing.

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    minding · adjective, verb

    From mind + -ing.

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    Cite this entry
    APA

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

    MLA

    “minding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minding.

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