# texting

Pronunciation: say "TEKS-ting" /ˈtɛkstɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The use of a mobile phone to send written messages to other people.
   - Simple: The act of sending short written messages from one phone to another.
   - _Texting has largely replaced phone calls among younger users._
   - _She finished her report between bouts of texting with her sister._
3. The words set to a particular piece of music, as distinct from the melody itself.
   - Simple: The words that are sung along with a piece of music.
   - _The composer adapted an old poem as the texting for his new choral work._
   - _Singers studied the texting carefully before the first full rehearsal._

## Verb

2. Present participle of text. — present participle and gerund of text
   - Simple: Present participle of text. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _They were texting each other long after midnight._
   - _Stop texting and pay attention to the road._

## Origin

A blend of "text" and "messaging," derived from "text messaging."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/texting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).