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happening

/ˈhæpɪnɪŋ/noun3 syllables

Happening means: an event that happens.

Synonyms for happening10

noun, as in an event that happens

occurrence, occurrent, natural event

also used for happening

event, incident, affair, befalling, episode, goings-on, hap

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What does happening mean?1

noun

1

an event that happens

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Happening in a sentence

  • Something's happening here, and what it is ain't exactly clear.gleki
  • Before they grasp what is happening to them, the police will arrest them.AlanF_US
  • You really don't realize what's happening, do you?CK
  • If you know what's happening, why won't you tell me?CK
  • It would have seemed a lot funnier, if it weren't happening to her.XenoKat
  • After two months of traveling, we realized that something horrible was happening.ajje
  • Whether you like it or not, that's what's happening.CM
  • That's happening right now, as a matter of fact.CK

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Forms of happening

as a noun

plural
happenings