enrolling

Pluralenrollings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of enroll.

   The clinic is enrolling volunteers for a new vaccine trial.

   Enrolling in the apprenticeship gave her a path into the trade.

   Note

   A form that works in two constructions. With an object it means signing others on (enrolling volunteers, enrolling a name on a list). Without one it takes in (enrolling in a course, enrolling at a school). The intransitive use varies by region: in the US it can mean registering for a class or course of study, and in Australia and New Zealand enrolling can mean registering to vote.

2. 2
   verbAustraliaBritishCanadaIrelandNew Zealand

   Present participle and gerund of enrol.

   The night school is enrolling adult learners for the fall term.

   Enrolling her children in the local club took only a short visit.

   Note

   Here the base is enrol, with one l. That is the standard spelling in Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Doubling the consonant erases the difference, because enrol and enroll both give enrolling. The participle therefore says nothing about which spelling a writer prefers. Only the base form gives the choice away. The meanings are the same as those of the American-spelled participle.

3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act or process of formally signing someone onto a course, membership, or register.

   The enrolling of recruits continued through the afternoon at the depot.

   Each enrolling required a signature from the registrar before it was final.

   Similarregistration, enlistment, induction

   Note

   As a noun it counts like any other: one enrolling, several enrollings. Each one names a single act of signing someone on, such as an enrolling that needs the registrar's signature. It covers the same ground as the noun enrolment and suits contexts that stress the act or occasion itself rather than the resulting record.

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