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fathoming

SayFA-thuhm-ingUS/ˈfæðəmɪŋ/UK/ˈfað(ə)mɪŋ/

Noun pluralfathomings

2 meanings of fathoming

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  1. 1
    verb
    The -ing form of fathom. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

    He sat for hours, fathoming the meaning of the strange letter.

    The sailors were fathoming the water near the rocks.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of trying to understand something fully, or of finding out how deep water is.

    The fathoming of the lake took the divers all day.

    After a lot of fathoming, she finally understood her father's choice.

    Similarsounding, probing

fathoming is a form of fathom

fathom, verb: To understand something hard or puzzling after thinking about it, as in 'I can't fathom why he left.' Full entry

Forms
fathomfathoms he/she/itfathoming -ing formfathomed past tense, past participle
Spelling
fathom → fathoming: add -ing

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