Definitions for COMING
ˈkʌm ɪŋcom·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. approach, approaching, comingnoun

   the act of drawing spatially closer to something

   "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

2. advent, comingnoun

   arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

   "the advent of the computer"

3. approach, approaching, comingnoun

   the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

   "the approach of winter"

4. orgasm, climax, sexual climax, comingadjective

   the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

5. approaching, coming(a), forthcoming, upcomingadjective

   of the relatively near future

   "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. comingnoun

   The act of arriving; an arrival

2. comingadjective

   Next.

   We expect great things from you this coming year.

3. comingadjective

   Deserved.

   When he was fired, nobody was surprised or upset because they thought he had it coming.

4. coming

   Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.

   Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Comingnoun

   Etymology: from To come.

   1. The act of coming; approach.

   Where art thou, Adam! wont with joy to meet
   My coming, seen far off? John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x.

   Sweet the coming on
   Of grateful ev’ning mild. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv.

   2. State of being come; arrival.

   May’t please you, noble madam, to withdraw
   Into your private chamber; we shall give you
   The full cause of our coming. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Some people in America counted their years by the coming of certain birds amongst them at their certain seasons, and leaving them at others. John Locke.

2. Comingparticipial adj.

   Etymology: from come.

   1. Fond; forward; ready to come.

   Now will I be your Rosalind in a more coming on disposition; and ask me what you will, I will grant it. William Shakespeare.

   That very lapidary himself, with a coming stomach, and in the cock’s place, would have made the cock’s choice. Roger L'Estrange.

   That he had been so affectionate a husband, was no ill argument to the coming dowager. John Dryden, Virg. Æn. Dedic.

   On morning wings, how active springs the mind,
   How easy every labour it pursues,
   How coming to the poet every muse! Alexander Pope, Imit. of Horace.

   2. Future; to come.

   Praise of great acts, he scatters as a seed,
   Which may the like in coming ages breed. Wentworth Dillon.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. Coming

   of Come

2. Comingadjective

   approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition

3. Comingadjective

   ready to come; complaisant; fond

4. Comingnoun

   approach; advent; manifestation; as, the coming of the train

5. Comingnoun

   specifically: The Second Advent of Christ

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. comingverb

   Verb form of the word come.

   They are coming to the wedding as we invited them.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 15, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'COMING' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #700

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'COMING' in Written Corpus Frequency: #220

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'COMING' in Adjectives Frequency: #998

Anagrams for COMING »

1. gnomic

How to pronounce COMING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMING in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of COMING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of COMING in a Sentence

1. Eric Greitens:

   This was a great victory and a long time coming. I've said from the beginning that I am innocent. This experience has also been humbling, and I've emerged from it a changed man, above all, I am sorry for the pain that this process and my actions have caused my family, my friends, and the people of Missouri.

2. Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   I'd rather be that way than standing up here calculating every word that's going to be coming out of my mouth, reading from some script so that you don't really know what's in here, and what I believe.

3. Bill Clinton:

   I believe that so much of the anger, the insecurity, the fear and worry that people feel now about the economy, about our prospects, about what is going to happen to young people coming out of college with debt, or unable to find a job that really gives them the best possibly opportunities is related to the choices that were made starting in the Bush administration, when I think about what young people today have gone through, what they have known from our country, starting with a horrible attack on 9/11, going into the great recession, there is no wonder that they along with so many of us are saying, wait a minute, we are better than this, we can do more.

4. Philip Glanville:

   I am deeply disappointed that events of this nature are still happening in Stamford Hill, despite the very grave pandemic situation we find ourselves in, and the number of lives that have already been lost in the Charedi community and across the borough, we will be meeting with the Rabbinate and our community partners over the coming days to see how we can prevent further incidents of this nature.

5. Lee Hardman:

   Optimism from earlier this year that policy stimulus in China would provide more support for economic growth in Asia appears to be fading, in these circumstances, commodity-related and emerging market currencies are coming back under downward pressure against the dollar.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=COMING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Coming
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=COMING
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COMING