texting

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛkstɪŋ/

Definition of texting

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

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

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

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The use of a mobile phone to send text messages.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The words set to a piece of music.
    “More typical (but still not numerous) are the textings supplied for Alleluias, or just as frequently for melismas occurring at the end of the second or third verse of Offertories.”

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Etymology

Blend of text + messaging, derived from text messaging

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