Definitions for starting
start·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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"

2. startingadjective

   (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear

   "with eyes starting from their sockets"

3. startingadjective

   appropriate to the beginning or start of an event

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. starting

   of Start

2. Starting

   a. & n. from Start, v

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. 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

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?

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 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. Loreinis Hernandez:

   We were so excited, you know, just starting this business, and then the lockdown came up, we closed for six weeks.

2. Robert Waid:

   When you're starting to have comparisons that go back to the financial crisis... it shows that it's a difficult investment environment.

3. Tiger Woods:

   I didn't think that it would take this long because I thought I would have my short game earlier, you can cover up a lot of different things when you're chipping and putting well. I didn't have it at the beginning of the year... so that process of scoring has taken a lot longer because of that. But things are starting to come together.

4. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

   We're starting with the people that we have that we've vetted very carefully, we expect that to be successful and therefore to grow. But you have to start somewhere, and this is where we're starting.

5. President Biden:

   Today’s inflation report is a reminder that Americans’ budgets are being stretched by price increases, and families are starting to feel the impacts of Putin’s price hike, a large contributor to inflation this month was an increase in gas and energy prices as markets reacted to Putin’s aggressive actions.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=starting
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starting
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=starting