homing

[hoh-ming]

adjective

1. capable of returning home, usually over a great distance.

   We saw the homing birds at dusk.

2. guiding or directing homeward or to a destination, especially by mechanical means.

   the homing instinct; a homing beacon.

homing

/ ˈhəʊmɪŋ /

noun

1. zoology relating to the ability to return home after travelling great distances

   homing instinct

2. (of an aircraft, a missile, etc) capable of guiding itself onto a target or to a specified point

Word History and Origins

Origin of homing¹

First recorded in 1860–65; home + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Panera is homing in on employee training and making sure orders have the right food and drinks in them before they are handed off to customers, he said.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the White House is homing in on industries critical to U.S. national security.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the White House is homing in on industries critical to U.S. national security.

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Those details allowed investigators to begin homing in on the alleged thieves.

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Within his first months on the job, Grams envisioned new rules for Starbucks’s barista behaviors, homing in on greetings and beverage delivery.

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