designing

[ dih-zahy-ning ]

adjective

1. scheming; intriguing; artful; crafty.

   Synonyms: sly, tricky, cunning, wily

2. showing or using forethought.

noun

1. the act or art of making designs.

designing

/ dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ /

adjective

1. artful and scheming; conniving; crafty

Derived Forms

• deˈsigningly, adverb

Other Words From

• de·signing·ly adverb
• well-de·signing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of designing¹

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

Example Sentences

Depending upon your needs, we take a look at the best options for basic home and school as well as professional level options for drafting and designing.

From Popular-Science

Specifically, the legal departments at competing pharmaceutical firms will need to find acceptable ways to work together in co-designing and co-executing drug trials without compromising any company’s intellectual property.

From Fortune

Researching, designing, and constructing defenses takes time.

From Popular-Science

AI has entered new industries like advertising and graphic designing recently and its role in these two industries is discussed in detail further.

From Search Engine Watch

AI has recently entered the creative arena of the graphic designing industry with its cognitive abilities.

From Search Engine Watch

And in 1939, the MOMA building opened that he was instrumental in designing and building.

From The Daily Beast

It also forced banks to consider designing their own Internet money market funds to compete with Yu'E Bao.

From The Daily Beast

He had been designing the outfits for the Paris-based company while they were performing in Rome.

From The Daily Beast

The challenge is designing tools to help make that happen.

From The Daily Beast

So we learned everything ourselves—designing circuit boards, coding—and persuaded fashion manufacturers to work with us.

From The Daily Beast

Beware of ignorance which assumes the mask of knowledge, or of designing roguery which apes the appearance of innocence.

From Project Gutenberg

But her resolve melted when she saw him before designing Providence had led him into her path.

From Project Gutenberg

Architecture is often defined as the science and art of designing and constructing buildings or structures.

From Project Gutenberg

This rule has been revived in America, and appears to be increasingly relied on in bridge-designing.

From Project Gutenberg

These fables are the invention of designing churchmen who live on the superstitions of the ignorant.

From Project Gutenberg