- present participle of cast.
casting
Americannoun
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castings
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the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
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the act or process of choosing actors to play the various roles in a theatrical production, motion picture, etc.
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the act or skill of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel.
I'll have to improve my casting if I'm ever going to learn to fish well.
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Zoology. cast.
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an object or figure that has been cast, esp in metal from a mould
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the process of transferring molten steel to a mould
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the choosing of actors for a production
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hunting the act of directing a pack of hounds over ground where their quarry may recently have passed so that they can quest for, discover, or recapture its scent
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Etymology
Origin of casting
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at cast, -ing 1
Vocabulary lists containing casting
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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And higher early participation does not necessarily translate into higher overall turnout, since some voters may simply be casting ballots sooner than in previous elections.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Times famously described Stewart as “an unknown British Shakespearean actor” in a 1987 article announcing his casting as the starship’s captain, Jean-Luc Picard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
One casting agency said visible differences were often used as a shorthand for villainy, but that these casting briefs could be successfully challenged.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Before his casting as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” he had spent decades as a classical theater performer in Britain, especially in the works of Shakespeare.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Some people were also casting suspicious looks around at everyone else.
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
Both companies are suppliers to the aircraft industry, providing complex castings and other parts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The audition process is likely to have been carried out in a similar way to previous castings.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
On Ford’s new “assembly tree,” a modular system stamps out two massive, aluminum castings and a battery that get merged at the end of the process—closer to how Tesla and China’s automakers build EVs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
By the early 2030s, RidgeAlloy could enable recycled structural aluminum castings at volumes equal to at least half of current annual primary aluminum production in the United States.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
I chipped casings off bronze castings, washed glassware, and ground ore for alloys.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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