platforming
PLAT-form-ing/ˈplætfɔɹmɪŋ/UKPLAT-fawm-ing/ˈplætfɔːmɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of platform. Use this -ing form for the action happening now or as the name of the action.
The broadcaster faced backlash for platforming conspiracy theorists.
By platforming new voices, the festival reached a younger crowd.
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- 2A type of video game action where you jump from one platform to another.
Like hopping across stepping stones in a stream to reach the other side.
Platforming is the hardest part of this game for me.
She spent hours practicing platforming to beat the tricky level.
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- 3The raised areas at a train station where people get on and off trains, taken together.
The station's platforming was rebuilt to handle longer trains.
Wet platforming can be slippery, so mind your step.
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Showing meanings only.
platforming is a form of platform
platform, verb: To give a person, idea, or topic a public chance to be seen or heard. Full entry
- Forms
- platformplatforms he/she/itplatforming -ing formplatformed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- platform → platforming: add -ing
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Origin
It comes from the word "platform" plus "-ing".