summing-up
noun
a summation or statement made for the purpose of reviewing the basic concepts or principles of an argument, story, explanation, testimony, or the like, and usually presented at the end.
summings-up
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pluralof summing-up.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They are deployed for pauses and interruptions in speech; they precede bursts of exposition, neat summings-up and lengthy tangents.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2025
One can't make a task-work of dialogue; there must be biting touches, summings-up, and flashes of wit, which are the blossoms of the mind, and come rather by inspiration than reflection.
From Letters of Two Brides by Honoré de Balzac
