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summing

SaySUM-ing/ˈsʌmɪŋ/

Noun pluralsummings

3 meanings of summing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of sum. Use this -ing form when you are adding numbers together.

    Summing the numbers gave him the right answer.

    She is summing the costs of the whole trip.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of adding numbers together, or the total you get from it.

    Like adding up all your coins to see how much money you have.

    The summing of all the bills came to fifty dollars.

    A quick summing showed they had enough money for lunch.

    Similartally, addition, count, total

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  3. 3
    pronouncolloquial
    Alternative form of something. You will hear it in relaxed, everyday talk.

    Wait, I left summing in the car, back in a sec.

    There's summing strange about that noise.

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summing is a form of sum

sum, verb: To give a short account of the main points of something. Full entry

Forms
sumsums he/she/itsumming -ing formsummed past tense, past participle
Spelling
sum → summing: double the m, add -ing

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