cancelling

/ˈkæn.səl.ɪŋ/

verbcan · cel · ling

Think: “Can + cell + ing” — you CAN stop it, and you add -ING after doubling the L: cancel → cancelling.

Yes, it's cancelling. In American English, it’s usually spelled **canceling** (one L). In British/Canadian spelling, it’s **cancelling** (double L) before **-ing**.

Definition

  1. verbpresent participle of cancel; stopping something that was planned or scheduled, or deciding it will not happen.

Examples

  • “They are cancelling the outdoor concert because of the storm.”
  • “I’m cancelling my subscription at the end of the month.”
  • “The airline kept cancelling flights due to heavy fog.”

Synonyms

calling offabortingscrappingterminatingwithdrawing

Antonyms

continuingproceeding

Translations

ES cancelandoPT cancelandoFR annulant

Common misspellings

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