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explaining

Sayik-SPLAYN-ing/ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/

Noun pluralexplainings

2 meanings of explaining

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of explain. Use this form for telling something clearly while it is happening.

    She kept explaining the rules until everyone understood.

    Explaining things slowly helps younger kids learn.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of telling someone about something so that they understand it.

    A little explaining helped the new kids feel less lost.

    His explaining made the hard math problem easy to follow.

    Similarexplanation, clarification

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explaining is a form of explain

explain, verb: To tell someone about something so that they understand it. Full entry

Forms
explainexplains he/she/itexplaining -ing formexplained past tense, past participle
Spelling
explain → explaining: add -ing

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