- present participle of mean.
meaning
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The very young as well as the elderly are less able to thermoregulate their bodies, meaning complications from getting too hot can be very serious.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
The conservatory posted that it might be a bud, meaning a flowering could come soon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
Far from meaning that corporate management is confident in their company’s prospects, therefore, robust buyback activity might instead mean that management wants to sell shares it already owns.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026
There is currently no evidence of a single, multi-state cyclospora outbreak, meaning there isn’t a common source linking all cases, according to the CDC and the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026
All were answered either with silence, which the group took to mean No or with resonant raps or knocks meaning Yes.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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