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• present participle of model.

modeling

American  

[mod-l-ing] / ˈmɒd l ɪŋ /

especially British, modelling

noun

modelings plural

1. the act, art, or profession of a person who models.

2. the process of producing sculptured form with some plastic material, as clay.

3. the technique of rendering the illusion of volume on a two-dimensional surface by shading.

4. the treatment of volume, as the turning of a form, in sculpture.

5. the representation, often mathematical, of a process, concept, or operation of a system, often implemented by a computer program.

6. Also called imitation.  Psychology. therapy in which a particular behavior is elicited by the observation of similar behavior in others.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• modelings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of modeling

First recorded in 1575–85; model + -ing ¹

Explanation

Modeling involves making a representation of something. Creating a tiny, functioning volcano is an example of modeling. Teachers use modeling when they have a class election that represents a larger one, like a presidential election. Modeling is anything that represents something else, usually on a smaller scale. Military commanders use physical and computer modeling to plan offensives. Modeling is helpful because it allows you to take a good look at something that is too big or impractical to see otherwise. If a tall beautiful person tells you he has a modeling career, he’s not a miniature version of something, but he does make money being a model. Outside the US, it’s often spelled with two l’s.

Example Sentences

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“The states appear to be self consciously modeling themselves on that earlier case,” Hemphill said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

The first, “My Body,” dropped in 2021 and was a bestselling collection of essays exploring gender, power dynamics, sexuality and the commodification of female beauty in the modeling and entertainment industries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

Using statistical modeling, the researchers evaluated how factors such as age, sex, medical history, and geographic location affected the likelihood of advancing from one stage to the next.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026

“Our modeling is deterministic and physics‑based; it is not informed by markets, wagering systems, crowd predictions, or any other form of prediction‑market mechanism,” SeLegue said.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

One is modeling, an additive process using soft materials such as plaster, clay, or wax.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

So, and my second question, which I thought it was an intuitive question that should be followed up — is the wobbling of the earth included in any of your modelings?

From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2014

Professor Lios insists that all analogies between genuine primitive art and the drawings or modelings of children are unsuccessful.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here all her water-courses, wet or dry, are deep grooves in the soil, with striking and pretty carvings and modelings adorning their vertical sides.

From Time and Change by Burroughs, John

But death had touched it and consecrated it, bringing out delicate modelings and purity of outline never seen before—doing what life and love and great sorrow and deep womanhood joys might have done for Ruby.

From Anne of the Island by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

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