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• present participle of fix.

fixing

American  

[fik-sing] / ˈfɪk sɪŋ /

noun

• fixings
  plural

1. the act of a person or thing that fixes.

2. Informal. fixings. Also fixin's

   1. the necessary ingredients.

      salad fixings.

   2. the appropriate accompaniments; trimmings.

      turkey with all the fixings.

3. gold fixing.

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fixing British  

/ ˈfɪksɪŋ /

noun

1. a means of attaching one thing to another, as a pipe to a wall, slate to a roof, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• fixings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of fixing

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at fix, -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fixing fixings

“We’re not paying for people to do things that I can do myself, and that includes pounding rebar and fixing signs,” she said in a televised interview with ABC 15 Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He bought the vehicle on the cheap with the intention of fixing it up himself.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Surgery can repair the torn ligament, but fixing the immediate injury does not necessarily prevent long-term joint damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Protesters are demanding the government boost spending on the education system by fixing crumbling infrastructure, reducing class sizes and hiring new teachers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Not fixing it makes my chest feel tight.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

However, they added that a rapid strengthening for the yuan, also known as the renminbi, remains unlikely as authorities have consistently signaled restraint by setting recent fixings at weaker levels than market expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

And while inflation traders expect the annual headline CPI rate to peak at 2.8% in May, they also see it drifting below that level through year-end, based on derivative-like instruments known as fixings.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026

Gilberto, now with a clean cut, ate a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, gravy, rolls and other fixings outside the mission on a warm fall day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025

Chief content officer Erin Keane’s local Mexican spot, El Nopal, serves such generous portions that she’s often left with rice, beans and fixings.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2025

Fortunately, another gentleman reminded him sternly that there were ladies present, and the first man reluctantly tapped his pipe against the metal fixings of the door.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

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