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reading

/ˈɹiːdɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Reading means: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument.

Synonyms for reading7

noun, as in a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

meter reading, indication

noun, as in a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

interpretation, version

noun, as in a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

recitation, recital

noun, as in written material intended to be read

reading material

noun, as in the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

meter reading

What does reading mean?8

noun

1

a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument“he could not believe the meter reading”

2

a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

3

a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance“the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems”

4

written material intended to be read“the teacher assigned new readings”

5

the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments“he has a job meter reading for the gas company”

6

a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

7

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message“his main reading was detective stories”

8

a particular interpretation or performance“on that reading, it was an insult”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with reading?15

three syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Reading in a sentence

  • Once we start reading a book, we should read it all the way through.CK
  • Thanks to television, boys and girls are apt to neglect reading books.unknown
  • If you ask me, reading comics is a complete waste of time.CK
  • Of all the books published recently, only a few are worth reading.CK
  • As soon as he got the novel, he began reading it.timmartin
  • Just as food feeds the body, so reading feeds the mind.Swift
  • The girl listened to music, the boy was reading a book.unknown
  • What exercise is to the body, reading is to the mind.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of reading

as a noun

plural
readings