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• present participle of park.

parking

American  

[par-king] / ˈpær kɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that parks, especially a vehicle.

2. space in which to park vehicles, as at a place of business or a public event.

   There's plenty of free parking at the stadium.

3. permission to park vehicles.

   Is there parking on this side of the street?

4. the activity or occupation of a person who operates or works in a parking lot, garage, or the like.

5. parking strip.

6. Informal. the act of kissing and caressing in a parked car.

   Some of the couples went parking on their way home from the dance.

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adjective

1. of, pertaining to, used for, or engaged in parking, especially of vehicles.

   parking regulations; a parking ticket; a parking space; a parking attendant.

Other Word Forms

• unparking
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of parking

First recorded in 1520–30; park + -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

parking

In the parking lot, you remembered the question you meant to ask.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

The patch is now a parking stand for cycles.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

On Monday, it said it would open space to house 1,500 migrants in a parking lot, a playing field and an equestrian center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Whereas L.A. events are often in parking lots, and Miami ones are by the beach or a pool, Coffee & Chill’s New York City organizers have relied on rooftops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Nate asks when we squeeze into the last available spot in the parking lot.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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