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discovering

Saydis-KUV-uh-ring/dɪsˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/

Noun pluraldiscoverings

2 meanings of discovering

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of discover. Use this form for something happening right now or as the name of the action.

    She loves discovering new music on long road trips.

    We spent the whole afternoon discovering hidden trails in the woods.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of finding something new, or the thing that is found.

    Like the moment you open a box and find something you didn't know was inside.

    The discovering of new evidence reopened the old murder case.

    His sudden discovering of the hidden room surprised everyone in the house.

    Similarfinding, uncovering, detection, unearthing, realization

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discovering is a form of discover

discover, verb: To find or learn about something for the first time. Full entry

Forms
discoverdiscovers he/she/itdiscovering -ing formdiscovered past tense, past participle
Spelling
discover → discovering: add -ing

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