pointing

American  

[poin-ting] / ˈpɔɪn tɪŋ /

noun

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

• unpointing adjective

Etymology

Origin of pointing

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

Example Sentences

“The more customers the vendor has, the better the platform gets,” Essex wrote, pointing to CrowdStrike’s broad network as an example.

From Barron's

The good news for appliance manufacturer Whirlpool WHR -1.49%decrease; red down pointing triangle is that when a refrigerator or washing machine breaks, homeowners generally purchase a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal

AMC Entertainment AMC -1.64%decrease; red down pointing triangle narrowed its loss in the fourth quarter and said it feels increasingly optimistic about the year ahead, citing a strong slate of upcoming films.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers at Michigan State University now report evidence pointing to a surprisingly straightforward process that can explain how these unusual shapes form.

From Science Daily

Nearby were partial skeletons of long necked dinosaurs preserved in river sediments, pointing to a forested inland environment crisscrossed by waterways.

From Science Daily