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• present participle of sell.

selling

American  

[sel-ing] / ˈsɛl ɪŋ /

adjective

1. of or relating to a sale or sales.

   the selling price of oranges.

2. engaged in selling.

   two selling offices in New York.

3. readily saleable; in strong demand (often used in combination).

   This is our fastest-selling model.

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Other Word Forms

• nonselling
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of selling

First recorded in 1765–75; sell ¹ + -ing ²

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Example Sentences

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selling

While Jeanie is trying to block her five siblings from selling the team, the new response filed in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The Seagulls have an impressive record of buying promising talent for low prices before selling them on for significant fees.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Also contributing is quarter-end and year-end tax-loss selling — unloading the worst-performing stocks to lower capital-gains burdens — from mutual funds and individual investors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

For years, Elon Musk has been talking about selling customers a Tesla car that would be capable of lifting off the ground.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

The smell of frying prawns came from the food cart selling freshly made fritters on the beach.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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