3syllables
balancing
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Definitions ofbalancing
1verb
- To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
- To make (concepts) agree.
- To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
Example: "I balanced my mug of coffee on my knee."
- To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
- (dancing) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
Example: "to balance partners"
- To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
Example: "to balance the boom mainsail"
- To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
Example: "This final payment, or credit, balances the account."
- To be in equilibrium.
- To have matching credits and debits.
- To weigh in a balance.
- To hesitate or fluctuate.
1noun
- An action wherein someone balances or something is balanced
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