weighing
weighing is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, weighing is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofweighing
- To determine the weight of an object.
- Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
Example: "He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client."
- To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
Example: "You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting."
- To judge; to estimate.
- To consider a subject.
- To have a certain weight.
Example: "I weigh ten and a half stone."
- To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
- To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
- To weigh anchor.
- To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
- To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
- The process by which something is weighed.
Example: "She took her baby to the clinic for regular weighings."
- That weighs or burdens.
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