editing

ED-i-ting/ˈɛdɪtɪŋ/

2 meanings of editing

1
nouncountable
A time when someone changes or fixes a piece of writing, video, or sound.
Like giving a messy room a cleanup so everything looks neat.
She gave the report a quick editing before the meeting.
The song needed several editings to sound right.
Similarrevision, rewrite, polish
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2
verb
Present participle and gerund of edit. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or named as an activity.
She is editing her photos right now.
Editing takes patience and a careful eye.
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editing is a form of edit

edit, verb: To make changes to the words in a text or document. Full entry

Forms: editedits he/she/itediting -ing formedited past tense, past participle
Spelling: edit → editing: add -ing

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