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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. coming

   Coming generally refers to the act or process of approaching or arriving at a certain place, situation, or state. It often implies moving towards a particular destination, or a personal experience or development. Coming can also refer to the act of coming into existence, being born, or becoming evident or apparent. It can have various connotations depending on the context in which it is used.

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

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Anagrams for Coming »

1. gnomic

How to pronounce Coming?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Coming in sign language?

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. Kenyan MP Fatuma Gedi:

   This came as a shock to all of us, it's bad and demeaning, how can a Member of Parliament be attacked inside the precincts of the house, it's sad that male Members of Parliament are threatened by our presence, they are thinking we are taking their territories and they are not ready to accommodate powerful women leaders coming up. Instead of being scared they should all do their job of service delivery like we do, not hit women. No.

2. Jim Hayes:

   But that's going to change as we have a system moving across there coming into midweek. The rain falling over the portions of the Central Plains into the upper Midwest will add to the river flows upstream.

3. President Barack Obama:

   If you've been watching television for the last month, all you have been seeing, all you have been hearing about is these guys with masks or black flags who are potentially coming to get you, so I understand why people are concerned about it.

4. Ali Al-Za:

   Our estimation is that by the end of march, Libya may run out of life saving medications which will impact about one million people. if there is no medication and medical supplies coming in that will be a real issue for Libya.

5. Wang Zhao:

   The high output data was mainly due to the two new plants, but still the figure exceeds our estimates as many refineries were shut for maintenance, we expect throughput to be lower in the coming months on extended plant shutdowns, because inventories of gasoline and diesel were at the high end and domestic fuel demand remained weak.

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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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Coming
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Coming