forming

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹmɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːmɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: form‧ing
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mɪŋ

Verb

forming

1. present participle and gerund of form

Noun

forming (plural formings)

1. The act by which something is formed; formation.
   • 1987, Jeffrey K. Zeig, The Evolution of Psychotherapy:

     […] a creative person, whose specific formings of behavior are not easily predictable […]

Derived terms

• beamforming
• bondforming
• electroforming
• hydroforming
• metalforming
• oreforming
• pairforming
• polyforming
• sporeforming
• superforming