texting

SayTEKS-ting/ˈtɛkstɪŋ/

3 meanings of texting

1
noununcountable
The act of sending short written messages from one phone to another.
Like passing little notes back and forth, but on a phone.
Texting while driving is dangerous and can cause accidents.
She prefers texting over calling when she is busy at work.
Similarmessaging
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2
verb
Present participle of text. Use this form for something happening right now.
She is texting her friend about the party tonight.
He kept texting all through the movie.
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3
noununcountable
The words that are sung along with a piece of music.
Like the words written under the notes in a songbook.
The choir learned the texting before they practiced the melody.
He wrote new texting to fit the old folk tune.
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texting is a form of text

text, verb: To send someone a written message on a phone, or to send messages back and forth. Full entry

Forms: texttexts he/she/ittexting -ing formtexted past tense, past participle
Spelling: text → texting: add -ing

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Origin

It comes from the words "text" and "messaging" joined together, from "text messaging."