designing

American  

[dih-zahy-ning] / dɪˈzaɪ nɪŋ /

adjective

1. scheming; intriguing; artful; crafty.

   Synonyms:

   sly, tricky, cunning, wily

2. showing or using forethought.

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noun

1. the act or art of making designs.

designing British  

/ dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ /

adjective

1. artful and scheming; conniving; crafty

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Other Word Forms

• designingly adverb
• well-designing adjective

Etymology

Origin of designing

First recorded in 1610–20; design + -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Nowadays Anderson operates as a one-man band designing and manufacturing resortwear for independent retailers.

From BBC

"That capability lets us move from simply finding unusual spin textures to intentionally designing and optimizing them for future information and quantum technologies."

From Science Daily

Google has previously said that Character.AI is a separate company and the search giant never “had a role in designing or managing their AI model or technologies” or used them in its products.

From Los Angeles Times

In a move that drew less attention at the time, Google also started designing its own AI chips, believing it would need vastly more computing power to support applications such as voice recognition.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mobileye’s approach involves designing two redundant systems — one based on cameras and another based on radars — and creating two models that work together to ensure safety.

From MarketWatch