# editing

Pronunciation: say "ED-i-ting" /ˈɛdɪtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. An act or instance of changing, correcting, or improving a piece of work such as text, film, or audio.
   - Simple: A time when someone changes or fixes a piece of writing, video, or sound.
   - _The manuscript received a thorough editing before it went to print._
   - _Each editing of the documentary tightened the pacing a little more._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of edit. — present participle and gerund of edit
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of edit. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or named as an activity.
   - _He spent the evening editing the final chapter of his novel._
   - _The team is editing the footage for tomorrow's broadcast._

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