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Definitions for starting
start·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
start, startingadjective
a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
"he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
startingadjective
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
"with eyes starting from their sockets"
startingadjective
appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
"the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"
ChatGPT
starting
Starting refers to the beginning or commencement of something. It is the initial step or action taken to initiate a process, activity, or event.
Webster Dictionary
starting
of Start
Starting
a. & n. from Start, v
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
starting
An irregular and arbitrary mode of punishment with canes or ropes' ends, long since illegal in the British navy.
Editors Contribution
startingverb
Verb form of the word start.
They are starting to plan their wedding easily and simply.
Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'starting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2382
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'starting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1257
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'starting' in Nouns Frequency: #2103
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of starting in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of starting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of starting in a Sentence
What you're starting to see is serious advertisers are recognizing Snap as an ad platform of scale alongside Google and Facebook, and [advertisers] want a third alternative
I deeply regret starting this whole project, which obviously went out of control.
We've had a great run-up in the last few weeks and we're now just starting to pause for a bit on the markets, i don't think Draghi will say much apart from his usual dovish rhetoric, and I think markets could drift back down after the ECB today.
We are very concerned that this will have a detrimental impact on people with or at risk of developing an eating disorder, we are already starting to hear from people who are very distressed, [... ] who think these measures will increase their eating disordered behaviors.
The threat is not only the one we faced in Paris but also spreading in many parts of the world, starting in Muslim countries, we need to share information more, we need to cooperate more.
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