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directing

verb
dy-REKT-ing/daɪˈɹɛktɪŋ/

1 meaning of directing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of direct.

    She is directing the orchestra through a difficult passage.

    Directing the rescue effort required clear communication under pressure.

    Note

    One spelling does two grammatical jobs here. After a form of be it is a participle that builds the progressive (she is directing the orchestra). As a subject or object it is a gerund, a verb doing a noun's work (directing the rescue took nerve). Either way it keeps the verb's power to take an object. It carries every meaning of direct, from steering and aiming to the dated habit of directing a letter to an address.

directing is a form of direct

direct, verb: To manage, control, or steer the course of something, including being in charge of making a film, play, or show. Full entry

Forms
directdirects he/she/itdirecting -ing formdirected past tense, past participle
Spelling
direct → directing: add -ing

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