changing
noun · verb
Form of change , present participle of change.
Simple meaning
To replace the clothing of.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ
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Definition
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noun
Change; alteration.
“{{quote-book|en|author=George Fox|year=1654|title=epistle LXXVI|passage=And stand steadfast in the unchangeable life and seed of God, which was before changings and alterings were; and which will remain when they all are gone.”
verb
present participle of change
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
“Her mood changes in accordance with the weather.”
To replace one's clothing.
“You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing. The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.”
To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it).
To make something into something else.
To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
To change hand while riding (a horse).
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Changenoun
“{{quote-book|en|author=George Fox|year=1654|title=epistle LXXVI|passage=And stand steadfast in the unchangeable life and seed of God, which was before changings and alterings were; and which will remain when they all are gone.”
Replaceverb
“You can't go into the dressing room while she's changing. The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.”
Becomeverb
“Her mood changes in accordance with the weather.”
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Cause to change.
The longest river of Asia.
Word family
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A person who changes something.
Capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature.
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The act of changing the direction in which something is oriented.
The act of changing the unity or wholeness of something.
The act of changing the amount or size of something.
The act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics.
Ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing.
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