signifying

[sig-nuh-fahy-ing]

noun

1. sounding

Other Word Forms

• unsignifying adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of signifying¹

First recorded in 1955–60; signify + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

But before long the security men hauled in the bodies uncovered, marked with numbers signifying which prison or security branch they had died in, along with a number assigned to them.

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“Looks like you might need a costume change,” Autumn signs to me, signifying costume by taking two hands to her chest and making a brushing motion away from herself.

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The fellowship is awarded in partnership with Chanel, signifying the brand’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of women filmmakers.

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Ms. Gaul tellingly zeros in on her interviewees’ sense of the term as signifying “a contrast to anything imported as well as anything produced industrially or on a mass scale.”

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The incident was declared a four-alarm fire — signifying a catastrophic blaze that requires the mobilization of significant fire department resources — due to the scale of the structure and the hazardous materials involved.

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