selecting

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of select

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)An act of selection.

   “[…] selectings and rejectings of a few founders.”

   “'He had gained the most privileged access to Stratford-on-Avon church under unique conditions. […] The portions under repair may be screened off if he requires it, and there is no reason to suppose that he cannot introduce workmen of his own selecting.”