supporting

suh-POR-ting/səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/UKsuh-PAW-ting/səˈpɔːtɪŋ/

Noun pluralsupportings

3 meanings of supporting

1
verb
Present participle of support. Use this form for something happening right now or as the name of the action.
She is supporting the heavy box with both arms.
The fans are supporting their team at every game.
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2
adjective
Helping to hold something up, or giving help to a person or thing.
Like the legs of a table that keep it standing.
The supporting beams keep the old roof from falling.
She played a supporting role in the school play.
Similarload-bearing, secondary, auxiliary
Oppositeleading, main
3
nouncountable
A thing that holds up or gives strength to something else.
Like a stick you put under a branch to keep it from breaking.
The builders added a supporting beneath the sagging floor.
Several supportings were placed under the bridge deck.
Similarprop, brace, strut
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supporting is a form of support

support, verb: To be on the side of a cause or group and help it. Full entry

Forms: supportsupports he/she/itsupporting -ing formsupported past tense, past participle
Spelling: support → supporting: add -ing

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