starting

American  

[stahr-ting] / ˈstɑr tɪŋ /

adjective

1. being a price, amount, player lineup, etc., fixed at the beginning.

   If you get hired, what will your starting salary be?

2. setting out on a course of action; taking the first steps in an activity.

   The idea of the frosh pub mingle is for you to meet your fellow starting students.

3. coming to life, becoming active, or beginning to move.

   She listened for the sound of a starting car, but all was still.

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Etymology

Origin of starting

First recorded in 1810–15; start ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier said Tuesday it plans to install the service on more than 500 single-aisle Airbus planes starting early next year—a significant portion of its fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

After Mount Arafat, pilgrims will spend the night in Muzdalifah, where they will collect pebbles for the symbolic "stoning of the devil" ritual in Mina, starting on Wednesday.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Hernández signed a one-year, $4.5-million deal with the Dodgers in February, and began the process of starting over, relearning how to play baseball with a newly reattached left elbow.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

A player who once went more than five years without starting a league game during the darkness of an injury-plagued past, Jones has now helped Notts to two promotions in four seasons.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

It was early spring, so the plants were just starting to sprout and grow buds, but nothing was edible yet.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff