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Meaning of 'Approaching' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Approaching [ n.]
- The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach.
2 . Approaching [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Approach

Meaning of 'Approaching' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . approaching [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
Example in sentence:
  • the approach of winter
Meaning (2):
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something
Example in sentence:
  • the hunter's approach scattered the geese
3 . approaching [ s]
Meaning (3):
- of the relatively near future
Example in sentence:
  • the approaching election;
  • the forthcoming holidays;
  • the upcoming spring fashions;
  • this coming Thursday

Nearby Words:

appair appalachian appall appalled appalling appallment appanage appanagist apparaillyng apparatus

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