Definitions for Starting
Start·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. start, starting(adj)

   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"

2. starting(adj)

   (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

   "with eyes starting from their sockets"

3. starting(adj)

   appropriate to the beginning or start of an event

   "the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. starting

   of Start

2. Starting

   a. & n. from Start, v

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. starting

   An irregular and arbitrary mode of punishment with canes or ropes' ends, long since illegal in the British navy.

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1. starting

   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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Starting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2382

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Starting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1257

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Starting' in Nouns Frequency: #2103

How to pronounce Starting?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Starting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Starting in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Starting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Starting in a Sentence

1. Sam Clovis:

   A lot of the people who are embedded in politics are really starting to pay attention, and they're starting to take this very seriously, they see us with a path to victory.

2. Chris Sacca:

   Everyone kind of laughed and I realized it just put everyone in the room in a good mood, including me, it also reminded me that the number-one risk in business is starting to take yourself too seriously and starting to believe your own BS a little bit too much. These shirts really reset that expectation.

3. Raul Jungmann:

   Starting today, we will begin to find those infiltrators and we will fine those companies, they know the price they will pay for the suffering they have imposed on the Brazilian people.

4. Pete Buttigieg:

   It's going to be great. We can't wait. Starting to practice, get ready, what you're going to see is we all share pretty common and similar values in the Democratic Party.

5. Sherry Turkle:

   Why do we want to attribute personality, empathy, being to an avatar that has none ? we talk to Siri, Echo, Alexa. We are starting to ask for their advice not just on where to order a pizza but about how we feel about our boyfriends, children, our parents.

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