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quoting

SayKWOHT-ingUS/ˈkʰwoʊtɪŋ/UK/ˈk(ʰ)wəʊtɪŋ/AUS/ˈkʰwɐʉtɪŋ/

Noun pluralquotings

2 meanings of quoting

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of quote. Use this form for an action happening now or as a name for the action itself.

    She kept quoting lines from her favorite movie all evening.

    Quoting a friend, he repeated the joke to the whole class.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A piece of text or speech that you repeat word for word from someone else.

    Like copying someone's exact words onto your own page.

    She added a quoting from the report to back up her point.

    His speech ended with a quoting from a famous old poem.

    Similarquotation, citation, excerpt, extract, epigraph

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quoting is a form of quote

quote, verb: To repeat exactly what another person said or wrote. Full entry

Forms
quotequotes he/she/itquoting -ing formquoted past tense, past participle
Spelling
quote → quoting: drop the e, add -ing

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