# exceeding

Pronunciation: say "ik-SEE-ding" /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of exceed. — present participle and gerund of exceed
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of exceed. Use this -ing form when something is going over a limit.
   - _Floodwaters were exceeding the levels recorded a decade earlier._
   - _Exceeding the budget forced the team to cancel the trip._

## Noun

2. The state or condition of being in excess.
   - Simple: The state of being more than what is allowed or needed.
   - _An exceeding of the agreed quota must be reported to the regulator._
   - _The exceeding of safe radiation levels triggered an automatic shutdown._

## Adjective

3. Exceptional or extraordinary. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Very special or much better than usual.
   - _The painter was known throughout the region for his exceeding skill._
   - _They marveled at the exceeding grace of the dancers._
4. Extreme; very great in degree. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Very great in amount or degree.
   - _The siege brought exceeding misery to the townsfolk within the walls._
   - _She bore the loss with exceeding patience._
5. Prodigious; remarkably great in size or amount. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Very large or amazing in size or amount.
   - _The merchant amassed an exceeding fortune from the spice trade._
   - _From the hilltop they beheld an exceeding throng filling the valley._

## Adverb

6. To an extreme degree; exceedingly. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To a very great degree, or very much.
   - _The villagers were exceeding glad when the rains finally came._
   - _She was exceeding fair, admired throughout the kingdom._

## Origin

Formed from "exceed" with the suffix "-ing".

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