- present participle of home.
homing
Americanadjective
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capable of returning home, usually over a great distance.
We saw the homing birds at dusk.
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guiding or directing homeward or to a destination, especially by mechanical means.
the homing instinct; a homing beacon.
noun
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zoology relating to the ability to return home after travelling great distances
homing instinct
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(of an aircraft, a missile, etc) capable of guiding itself onto a target or to a specified point
Etymology
Origin of homing
Example Sentences
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McIlroy is also homing in on a record eighth victory in the European tour's season-long race.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
But homing in on the annoying and self-defeating aspects of it misses the real story of how the movement changed American society, and the world, for the better—and how Lindy West did too.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
They used an Iranian-provided surface-to-air missile that can loiter in the sky before homing in on heat from the drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
They equipped astrocytes, a common type of brain cell, with a CAR homing device that allows the cells to latch onto specific targets and destroy them.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
She breathed steadily as she followed her internal homing equipment.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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