# designing

Pronunciation: say "di-ZYN-ing" /dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of design. — present participle and gerund of design
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of design. Use this form to talk about the act of creating something as it happens.
   - _The team is designing a faster engine for next year's model._
   - _Designing software well requires patience and constant testing._

## Noun

2. The act or process of planning and creating the form of something.
   - Simple: The work of planning how something will be made or how it will look.
   - _The designing of the bridge involved engineers and architects for months._
   - _Careful designing went into every gallery of the new museum._

## Adjective

3. Cleverly scheming and manipulative, acting from hidden, self-serving motives.
   - Simple: Acting in a clever, sneaky way to get what you want.
   - _The designing courtier whispered lies to turn the king against his own brother._
   - _She proved a designing partner, steering every deal toward her own profit._

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