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taking
[ tey-king ]
noun
- the act of a person or thing that takes.
- an action by the federal government, as a regulatory ruling, that imposes a restriction on the use of private property for which the owner must be compensated.
- takings, receipts, especially of money earned or gained.
- Archaic. a state of agitation or distress.
adjective
- captivating, winning, or pleasing.
- Archaic. infectious or contagious.
taking
/ ˈteɪkɪŋ /
adjective
- charming, fascinating, or intriguing
- informal.infectious; catching
noun
- something taken
- plural receipts; earnings
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Derived Forms
- ˈtakingness, noun
- ˈtakingly, adverb
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Other Words From
- taking·ly adverb
- un·taking adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Some of them already are in Germany taking language lessons.
The family was taking some private moments for a closing of the coffin in keeping with Chinese ritual.
But Scott, in taking the parlance of the street to the SportsCenter desk, helped affirm its ascendance.
Tim Russert and I are driving back to the Albany airport after taking our kids to the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
So just looking forward to taking our sweet ass time with this next one.
As Perker said this, he looked towards the door, with an evident desire to render the leave-taking as brief as possible.
It was such a magnificent sum that Sol did not feel like taking the familiarity with it of mentioning it aloud.
This may be done by taking the humming tone and bringing to bear upon it a strong pressure of energy.
Now and then the boy who had bought Squinty, and who was taking him home, would look around at his pet in the slatted box.
Mr. Collingwood, taking the key from his mother, locked the little door in the boarding, after them.
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