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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

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Etymology

Origin of parking

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

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Example Sentences

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parking

Private vehicle use is being discouraged - the government has asked offices to allow half of their employees to work from home, introduced staggered office timings for its staff and doubled parking charges.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

But as you scan the crowded parking lot, a frustrating question comes to mind.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The session might end with walking lunges—and a kettlebell held aloft—in the parking lot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Both sides described Rinderknecht working as an Uber driver on New Year’s Eve before parking and hiking to a clearing known as Hidden Buddha.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

I look frantically around the parking lot, expecting a car accident or some other emergency.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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