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- [reys]
- /reɪs/
- /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [reys]
- /reɪs/
Definitions of racing word
- noun racing a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing. 1
- noun racing races, a series of races, usually of horses or dogs, run at a set time over a regular course: They spent a day at the races. 1
- noun racing any contest or competition, especially to achieve superiority: the arms race; the presidential race. 1
- noun racing urgent need, responsibility, effort, etc., as when time is short or a solution is imperative: the race to find an effective vaccine. 1
- noun racing onward movement; an onward or regular course. 1
- noun racing the course of time. 1
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Origin of racing
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English ras(e) < Old Norse rās a running, race (cognate with Old English rǣs a running); (v.) Middle English rasen, derivative of the noun (compare Old Norse rasa to rush headlong)
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Parts of speech for Racing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
racing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for racing
noun racing
- competition — Competition is a situation in which two or more people or groups are trying to get something which not everyone can have.
- competing — Competing ideas, requirements, or interests cannot all be right or satisfied at the same time.
- contest — A contest is a competition or game in which people try to win.
- darting — a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
- dashing — A dashing person or thing is very stylish and attractive.
adjective racing
- speeding — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- hastening — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- swift — moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
- speedy — characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
Antonyms for racing
adjective racing
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- crawling — a defect in freshly applied paint or varnish characterized by bare patches and ridging
- creeping — (of a plant) having a stem that grows horizontally along the ground and throws out roots at intervals
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