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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

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Etymology

Origin of forwarding

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

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Example Sentences

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forwarding forwardings

People were fast forwarding through all the commercials because they were watching it on TiVo.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

Its express shipping and supply chain units both reported an increase in EBIT, while the freight forwarding, post and parcel Germany and e-commerce businesses registered declines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Mountbatten-Windsor had to publicly distance himself from Epstein, following the latter's conviction in 2008, but Stern acts as a go-between, forwarding documents and intelligence from Andrew.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

It’s true that the embassy had his cell phone number, but he’d left no forwarding address at the Bern hotel.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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 Charles N. (Charles Newman) Crewdson

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