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• present participle of house.

housing

¹ American  

[hau-zing] / ˈhaʊ zɪŋ /

noun

1. any shelter, lodging, or dwelling place.

2. houses collectively.

3. the act of one who houses or puts under shelter.

4. the providing of houses for a group or community.

   the housing of an influx of laborers.

5. anything that covers or protects.

   Synonyms:

   sheath, shield, casing, covering

6. Machinery. a fully enclosed case and support for a mechanism.

7. Carpentry. the space made in one piece of wood, or the like, for the insertion of another.

8. Nautical.

   1. Also called bury. the portion of a mast below the deck.

   2. Also called bury. the portion of a bowsprit aft of the forward part of the stem of a vessel.

   3. the doubling of an upper mast.

9. a niche for a statue.

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housing ² American  

[hau-zing] / ˈhaʊ zɪŋ /

noun

1. a covering of cloth for the back and flanks of a horse or other animal, for protection or ornament.

2. housings, the trappings on a horse.

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housing ¹ British  

/ ˈhaʊzɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. houses or dwellings collectively

   2. ( as modifier )

      a housing problem

2. the act of providing with accommodation

3. a hole, recess, groove, or slot made in one wooden member to receive another

4. a part designed to shelter, cover, contain, or support a component, such as a bearing, or a mechanism, such as a pump or wheel

   a bearing housing

   a motor housing

   a wheel housing

5. another word for houseline

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housing ² British  

/ ˈhaʊzɪŋ /

noun

1. archaic (often plural) another word for trappings

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Etymology

Origin of housing¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; house + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Origin of housing²

First recorded in 1690–1700; compare earlier house, Middle English hous(e), houc(e) in same sense, from Old French houce, from unrecorded Germanic hulfti- (compare Medieval Latin hultia ), akin to Middle Dutch hulfte “cover for bow and arrow,” Middle High German hulft “covering”; -ing ¹ added by association with house, housing ¹

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Example Sentences

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housing

Our country began with a quest for abundant land, and we now find ourselves facing self-inflicted housing shortages.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

But any mayor who decided to use the money in this way would have less for other local priorities, such as housing and transport.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

She wants to make student services easier to navigate and to strengthen financial aid and other support, including for food, housing, child care and mental health.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

As housing supply slipped, robust housing demand led to soaring prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The room was completely open without a partition or a dividing wall in sight and set up like a pie, with each slice of the circle housing something different.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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