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• present participle of forward.

forwarding

American  

[fawr-wer-ding] / ˈfɔr wər dɪŋ /

noun

forwardings plural

1. Bookbinding. a stage in which sections of a book are stitched, fitted with a back, pasted, etc., before being placed in the completed cover.

2. Engraving. the process of starting a copper plate by etching and of finishing with a graver.

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forwarding British  

/ ˈfɔːwədɪŋ /

noun

1. all the processes involved in the binding of a book subsequent to cutting and up to the fitting of its cover

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• forwardings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of forwarding

First recorded in 1625–35; forward + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

forwarding forwardings

They found evidence that ChatGPT appeared to be “using forwarding looking information despite being asked not to.”

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

RXO is a large third-party logistics firm, or 3PL, brokering truck transportation, freight forwarding, and last-mile delivery for customers in an asset-light business model.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

In freight forwarding, the company said the environment is very challenging, with declining freight rates in air and ocean freight and a weak economic situation in Europe hitting road freight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

But Postal Service forwarding ends after a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026

Mrs. Daneeka moved with her children to Lansing, Michigan, and left no forwarding address.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

I had just about given up all hopes of getting a line on my confiding friend when, several weeks after a letter bearing the pen marks of many forwardings, caught me.

From Tales of the Road by Crewdson, Charles N. (Charles Newman)

Related Words

• address
• deliver
• dispatch
• express
• transmit