Definitions for taking
ˈteɪ kɪŋtak·ing

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

1. pickings, takingadjective

   the act of someone who picks up or takes something

   "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking"

2. fetching, taking, winningadjective

   very attractive; capturing interest

   "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. takingnoun

   A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.

2. takingnoun

   An apprehension.

3. takingnoun

   That which has been gained.

   count the shop's takings

4. takingadjective

   alluring; attractive.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Taking

   of Take

2. Takingadjective

   apt to take; alluring; attracting

3. Takingadjective

   infectious; contageous

4. Takingnoun

   the act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension

5. Takingnoun

   agitation; excitement; distress of mind

6. Takingnoun

   malign influence; infection

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. takingverb

   Verb form of the word take.

   They were taking their dinner out to the garden as the spring sunshine was reasonable and they do enjoy the outdoor life.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 9, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'taking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #437

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'taking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #419

How to pronounce taking?

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 taking in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of taking in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of taking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of taking in a Sentence

1. Adrian Peterson:

   I won't ever use a switch again, There's different situations where a child needs to be disciplined as far as timeout, taking their toys away, making them take a nap. .

2. Lorianne Major:

   The hammock allows the experienced dancer to get more air time in jumps and the non-experienced dancer to find proper alignment by taking the strength of the barre into the air.

3. Jody Hice:

   Waste on an egregious level by federal employees who are taking taxpayer monies and using it for purposes other than the reason they were hired.

4. Megan Smith:

   We just weren’t taking it, we said, ‘We have to have faith,’ and that’s when we made her middle name ‘Faith’ because we weren’t going to give up on her.

5. Jimmy Kimmel:

   Here’s the thing about taking risks when it comes to the national anthem: Don’t. Just don’t, don’t take risks when you’re doing brain surgery, don’t take risks driving a school bus – or singing the national anthem. Just regular is fine.

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