Definitions for working
ˈwɜr kɪŋwork·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. working, workingsadjective

   a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked

2. working(a), on the job(p)adjective

   actively engaged in paid work

   "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night"

3. workingadjective

   adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something

   "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish"

4. working(a)adjective

   adopted as a temporary basis for further work

   "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis"

5. running(a), operative, functional, working(a)adjective

   (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing

   "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

6. workingadjective

   serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity

   "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. workingnoun

   The action of the verb work.

2. workingnoun

   Operation; action.

3. workingnoun

   Method of operation.

4. workingnoun

   Fermentation.

5. workingnoun

   To become full of a vegetable substance.

6. workingadjective

   That is or are functioning.

   a working ventilator

7. workingadjective

   That suffices but requires additional work.

   a working copy of the script

8. workingadjective

   In paid employment.

   working mothers

9. workingadjective

   Of or relating to employment.

   the working week

10. workingadjective

    Enough to allow one to use something.

    a working knowledge of computers

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. working

   Working refers to the physical or mental effort exerted by an individual in order to perform tasks or carry out responsibilities in exchange for compensation or towards the achievement of a specific goal. It typically involves the use of skills, expertise, time, and energy to complete assigned duties in a productive manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Working

   of Work

2. Working

   a & n. from Work

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Working

   Working is a musical with a book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead. The musical is based on the Studs Terkel book Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do, which has interviews with people from different regions and occupations.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. working

   Functioning at an optimum level.

   The computer was functioning effectively.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

2. ---

   workingverb

   Verb form of the word work.

   Working is a gift that we all are very grateful for.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. WORKING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Working is ranked #41959 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Working surname appeared 518 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Working.
   
   94.7% or 491 total occurrences were White.
   3.6% or 19 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'working' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #538

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'working' in Written Corpus Frequency: #337

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'working' in Nouns Frequency: #1000

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'working' in Adjectives Frequency: #218

Anagrams for working »

1. kingrow

How to pronounce working?

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 working in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of working in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of working in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of working in a Sentence

1. Shigeru Miyamoto:

   For the time being, our focus is on the Wii U hardware, but Nintendo as a whole has groups working on ideas for new hardware systems, while we're busy working on software for the Wii U, we have production lines that are working on ideas for what the next system might be.

2. Paul Weyrich:

   We are different from previous generations of conservatives. We are no longer working to preserve the status quo. We are radicals, working to overturn the present power structure of this country.

3. Rand Paul:

   Truly weird Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky reminds me of a spoiled brat without a properly functioning brain. He was terrible at DEBATE! i've worked from a young age, my kids all work, and we're proud of them for working minimum wage jobs, delivering pizzas, working in a pizza place, working in a call center, all my boys work and they've worked and we're proud of them for working.

4. Ashu Shamy:

   Making money is not all about working hard.If making making is all about working hard, my mother would have been a billionaire.

5. President Barack Obama:

   The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, is working. It's working better than we anticipated, certainly working a lot better than many of the critics talked about early on.

Popularity rank by frequency of use