bottoming

SayBO-tuhm-ingUS/ˈbɑ.təm.ɪŋ/UK/ˈbɒ.təm.ɪŋ/AUS/ˈbɔ.təm.ɪŋ/

Noun pluralbottomings

3 meanings of bottoming

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of bottom. Use this form for something happening now or as an -ing noun.
The market looked like it was bottoming after a long slide.
Prices are bottoming now and may start to climb soon.
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
The action of reaching the lowest point of something.
Like a ball rolling down a hill and finally stopping at the lowest spot.
The bottoming of the stock market took investors by surprise.
After the bottoming, the economy slowly started to recover.
Similartrough, nadir, low
Oppositepeaking
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3
nouncountable
A base or foundation that something is built on.
The builders laid a solid bottoming before pouring the concrete.
A firm bottoming kept the small shed stable through the storm.
Similarfoundation, base, footing, substructure
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bottoming is a form of bottom

bottom, verb: To drop to its lowest level, usually before rising again. Full entry

Forms: bottombottoms he/she/itbottoming -ing formbottomed past tense, past participle
Spelling: bottom → bottoming: add -ing

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