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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  1. starting

    of Start

  2. Starting

    a. & n. from Start, v

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. starting

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

Editors Contribution

  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

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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. Kevin Reese:

    I saw her last night; she’s starting to feel better, i think she’s getting close to being back on the field.

  2. Alejandro Agag:

    Maybe...(Formula E) cars could drive themselves to the starting grid and the drivers can just walk and do interviews on the way, i think that is a transfer we could organize quite soon, actually.

  3. Gregory Sancoff:

    The Navy is pretty skeptical of what we've been working on but they're starting to take us more seriously.

  4. Awa Diabate:

    I am a Muslim and starting to doubt my religion when these people who kill other human beings also call themselves Muslims, but I won't ever lose my faith. I will fight for my beliefs and for my family.

  5. Rebekah Sanders:

    We believe there's a serious problem when Gannett is making lots of admirable diversity pledges, but failing to address pay fairness, we don't believe that the company will be successful if it doesn't address the problems of very low starting pay, pay scales that are not tied to experience and pay disparities for women and people of color.

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