Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of select
nounselecting (countable and uncountable, plural selectings)
plural selectings
- countableuncountableAn act of selection.
[…] selectings and rejectings of a few founders.
1914, The New Age, page 2801 more example
'He had gained the most privileged access to Stratford-on-Avon church under unique conditions. […] The portions under repair may be screened off if he requires it, and there is no reason to suppose that he cannot introduce workmen of his own selecting.
1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
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