# figuring

Pronunciation: US say "FIG-yur-ing" /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ.ɪŋ/; UK/AUS say "FIG-uh-ring" /ˈfɪɡ.ə.ɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of figure. — present participle and gerund of figure
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of figure. Use this -ing form when an action is ongoing or named as a thing.
   - _He spent the evening figuring the cost of the whole trip._
   - _Figuring out the new schedule occupied the team for a full day._

## Noun

2. The act of calculating or working out numbers and amounts.
   - Simple: The work of adding up numbers or amounts.
   - _The contractor's figuring showed the project would run over budget._
   - _Careful figuring kept the household accounts in balance all year._
3. The structure, design, or arrangement of a thing's visible form.
   - Simple: A pattern or design seen on the surface of something.
   - _The cabinet's beauty came from the rich figuring of its walnut panels._
   - _Delicate figuring ran across the surface of the woven cloth._
4. The representation of something through images, shapes, or symbols.
   - Simple: The act of showing something using pictures, shapes, or symbols.
   - _The figuring of grief in the sculpture moved everyone who saw it._
   - _Medieval art relied on the figuring of saints to tell its stories._

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