forming

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹmɪŋ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɔːmɪŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: form‧ing
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mɪŋ

Verb

forming

  1. present participle and gerund of form

Noun

forming (plural formings)

  1. The act by which something is formed; formation.
    • 1987, Jeffrey K. Zeig, The Evolution of Psychotherapy:
      [] a creative person, whose specific formings of behavior are not easily predictable []

Derived terms