# repairing

Pronunciation: say "ri-PAIR-ing" /ɹɪˈpɛəɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of repair. — present participle and gerund of repair
   - Simple: Present participle of repair. Use this form for action happening now, as in "is repairing."
   - _Volunteers are repairing the storm-damaged homes along the coast this week._
   - _Repairing the engine took longer than the crew had expected._

## Noun

2. The act of mending something or restoring it to working order.
   - Simple: The act of fixing something that is broken or worn out.
   - _The repairing of the ancient manuscript required months of patient work._
   - _Each repairing of the old wall left a faint but visible seam._

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