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• present participle of point.

pointing

American  

[poin-ting] / ˈpɔɪn tɪŋ /

noun

• pointings
  plural

1. (in masonry) mortar used as a finishing touch to brickwork.

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pointing British  

/ ˈpɔɪntɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of repairing or finishing joints in brickwork, masonry, etc, with mortar

2. 1. the insertion of marks to indicate the chanting of a psalm or the vowels in a Hebrew text

   2. the sequence of marks so inserted

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unpointing
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• pointings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pointing

First recorded in 1835–45; point + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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District Court Judge Indira Talwani wrote on Thursday that it was "practically impossible" for states to comply with the "likely unconstitutional regulation," pointing out that the midterms were little over two months away.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Hochman at first defended the charges, pointing out that as a sworn officer, Flores had an even higher duty to adhere to the letter and spirit of the law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Hormel Foods HRL -0.29%decrease; down pointing triangle cut its sales guidance after revenue declined in the fiscal third quarter, due to lower prices and a tough consumer environment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Scientists are pointing to a glacier collapse as a key cause of the deadly floods that have swept through parts of Nepal and Tibet.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

‘Look at this,’ said Renn, pointing at the snow beneath a juniper tree.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

There were glowing little pointings labeled Lemons and Oranges, Radishes, or just plain Fruit, but never "Still Life."

From Time Magazine Archive

Really all the explanations and pointings in the world will not show a person the exact position of his neighbor's soul.

From Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther by Elizabeth von Arnim

Add to all this labor, the neat work upon the rigging;—the knots, flemish-eyes, splices, seizings, coverings, pointings, and graftings, which show a ship in crack order.

From Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana

He amplified this with unmistakable pointings at his mouth and suggestive rubbing of his stomach, and Towahg started off at a run toward trees that were heavy with strange fruit.

From Brood of the Dark Moon by Charles Willard Diffin

He had always carried himself with decorum in the village, and the idea of a slow procession through the little street with all the inevitable curious remarks, explanations, pointings, was too much for him.

From The Wonderful Visit by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells