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exceeding

ik-SEE-ding/ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/

Noun pluralexceedings

6 meanings of exceeding

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of exceed. Use this -ing form when something is going over a limit.

    The truck was exceeding the weight limit on the old bridge.

    Costs kept exceeding our early estimates.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    The state of being more than what is allowed or needed.

    Any exceeding of the speed limit leads to a fine.

    The exceeding of the weight allowance added extra fees to her ticket.

    Similaroverrun, breach, excess

    Oppositeshortfall

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  3. 3
    adjectivearchaic
    Very special or much better than usual.

    She possessed an exceeding beauty that left the whole court silent.

    The old garden was a place of exceeding charm.

Less common meanings

  1. 4
    adjectivearchaic
    Very great in amount or degree.

    They endured exceeding hardship during the long winter.

    He spoke with exceeding care before the king.

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  2. 5
    adjectivearchaic
    Very large or amazing in size or amount.

    The harvest that year was of exceeding abundance.

    An exceeding crowd gathered at the city gates.

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  3. 6
    adverbarchaic
    To a very great degree, or very much.

    The children were exceeding happy to see the first snow.

    1:14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
    1611, First Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy (AV)Here, exceeding means extremely, so grace was very, very abundant.
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exceeding is a form of exceed

exceed, verb: To go past a set limit or amount. Full entry

Forms
exceedexceeds he/she/itexceeding -ing formexceeded past tense, past participle
Spelling
exceed → exceeding: add -ing

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Origin

From the word "exceed" plus "-ing".