# righting

Pronunciation: say "RYT-ing" /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of right. — present participle and gerund of right
   - Simple: Present participle of right. Use this form for an action happening now or as a name for the action.
   - _Volunteers spent the morning righting the toppled gravestones._
   - _Righting the company's finances will take years of effort._

## Noun

2. The act of correcting something or restoring it to a proper state.
   - Simple: The act of fixing something or making it correct again.
   - _The righting of the historical record required years of patient research._
   - _Critics praised the slow but steady righting of the institution's finances._
3. The return of a vehicle to an upright position from a tilted or overturned one.
   - Simple: When a tipped or overturned vehicle moves back to standing straight up.
   - _The lifeboat's automatic righting let it recover within seconds of capsizing._
   - _Designers tested the kayak's righting after deliberately rolling it underwater._

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