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adding

AD-ing/ˈæ.dɪŋ/

Noun pluraladdings

2 meanings of adding

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of add. Use this form for an action happening now.

    She is adding more milk to the cake mix.

    Adding the numbers quickly, he found the answer.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The act of putting numbers or amounts together.

    Like putting two groups of coins together to count them as one.

    The adding of all the prices gave us the total.

    A slow adding of the scores helped her avoid mistakes.

    Similaraddition, tally

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adding is a form of add

add, verb: To put something with something else so there is more of it or it becomes bigger. Full entry

Forms
addadds he/she/itadding -ing formadded past tense, past participle
Spelling
add → adding: add -ing

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