righting

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noun

The act of putting something right.

“the rightings of social wrongs”

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of right
nounrighting (plural rightings)

plural rightings

  1. The act of putting something right.

    the rightings of social wrongs

  2. The return of a vehicle to an upright orientation from a tilted or inverted orientation.

    the righting of an overturned car

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