What does starting mean?
Definitions for starting
start·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
startingadjective
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
"with eyes starting from their sockets"
startingadjective
appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
"the starting point"; "hands in the starting position"
ChatGPT
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
starting
of Start
Starting
a. & n. from Start, v
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
starting
An irregular and arbitrary mode of punishment with canes or ropes' ends, long since illegal in the British navy.
Editors Contribution
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'starting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2382
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'starting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1257
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'starting' in Nouns Frequency: #2103
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of starting in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of starting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of starting in a Sentence
I saw her last night; she’s starting to feel better, i think she’s getting close to being back on the field.
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.
The Navy is pretty skeptical of what we've been working on but they're starting to take us more seriously.
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.
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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