Definitions for coming
ˈkʌm ɪŋcom·ing

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Jennifer Aniston:

   The career was one thing. I didn't know what was coming, and that's been nothing but blessed. ... It was more personal stuff that I had expectations about that sort of shape-shifted, so to speak, that was what was jarring, that we all had an idea of what the future was going to be, and we were going to go hunker down and focus on this or that, and then it all just changed overnight, and that was it.

2. Ethan Yu:

   This is a very strategic move for us, international expansion is actually a company strategy in the coming few years.

3. Ben Le Brun:

   The U.S. crude inventory numbers have been climbing for the last 10 straight weeks, sitting at their highest levels in 80 years. So that's a further supply side concern on top of news coming out of Kuwait, there doesn't seem to be any sign of OPEC doing anything to turn the taps off so it makes it hard to predict a floor (for oil prices).

4. The Atlantic Molly Ball:

   There have been questions about the Ben Carson candidacy -- whether it's a serious candidacy or a combination scam and book tour, in the coming weeks we will find out ... what steps he takes to remedy this. Whether he is in it to win it.

5. Hilary Duff:

   Coming back into it for me has been a big learning experience and it's a lot of anxiety, i want to stay true to myself. I want to have a specific message. I want to give my fans what they want to hear. I want to be competitive.

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