reading

/ˈɹiː.dɪŋ/

nounverbread · ing

Think: "I’m READ-ing"—it starts with READ, then add -ing for the action happening now.

Yes, it's reading. Keep the long E sound: read + ing → reading (not *redding*).

Definitions

  1. nounThe activity or skill of looking at written words and understanding their meaning.
  2. nounA particular interpretation or way of understanding something (such as a measurement or a situation).
  3. verbPresent participle of read: looking at and understanding written words.

Examples

  • “She spends twenty minutes reading before bed.”
  • “The thermometer reading dropped quickly when the storm arrived.”
  • “I’m reading a mystery novel for our book club.”

Synonyms

perusalstudyinterpretationrecitationscan

Antonyms

writingmisreading

Translations

ES lecturaPT leituraFR lecture

Common misspellings

redingreedingreadinraedingreadignreaddingreadinggreadng

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