# adding

Pronunciation: say "AD-ing" /ˈæ.dɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of add. — present participle and gerund of add
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of add. Use this form for an action happening now.
   - _The accountant is adding the final figures before lunch._
   - _Adding salt slowly, she tasted the soup as she went._

## Noun

2. An act of addition; an instance of combining quantities into a total.
   - Simple: The act of putting numbers or amounts together.
   - _The adding of several new clauses lengthened the whole contract._
   - _A final adding of the quarterly figures confirmed the profit._

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