# constructing

Pronunciation: say "kuhn-STRUK-ting" /kənˈstɹʌktɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of construct. — present participle and gerund of construct
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of construct. Use this form when something is being built or made right now.
   - _Workers are constructing the tunnel in three shifts around the clock._
   - _She enjoys constructing elaborate arguments in her essays._

## Noun

2. An act of construction.
   - Simple: The act of building or putting something together.
   - _The constructing of the canal employed thousands of laborers over a decade._
   - _A careful constructing of the timeline helped the jury follow the events._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/constructing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).