# explaining

Pronunciation: say "ik-SPLAYN-ing" /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of explain. — present participle and gerund of explain
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of explain. Use this form for telling something clearly while it is happening.
   - _He spent the meeting explaining why the project had stalled._
   - _Explaining her reasoning, she walked the committee through each step._

## Noun

2. The act or process of making something clear and understandable to others.
   - Simple: The act of telling someone about something so that they understand it.
   - _Some patient explaining was all it took to settle the argument._
   - _The instructions needed a great deal of explaining before anyone could follow them._

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