executing
- 1Present participle and gerund of execute.
The pilot is executing a sharp turn to avoid the storm.
Executing the merger required months of legal preparation.
Note
The -ing form carries every meaning of execute, so context does the sorting: executing a prisoner is killing, executing a plan or a turn is carrying it out, and executing a contract makes it legally binding. Most uses take a direct object, but in computing it can stand alone, so 'the program is still executing' means it is running. As a gerund it heads a noun phrase: executing the merger took months.
The program is still executing, so wait before closing the window.
The lawyers are executing the agreement this afternoon, and then it becomes binding.
executing is a form of execute
execute, verb: To carry out an order, plan, or task and put it into effect. Full entry
- Spelling
- execute → executing: drop the e, add -ing
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