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Meaning of 'centering' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Centering [ n.]
- Same as Center, n., 6.
2 . Centering [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Centre

Meaning of 'centering' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . centering [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the concentration of attention or energy on something
Example in sentence:
  • he had no direction in his life;
  • the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
Meaning (2):
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
Example in sentence:
  • the quarterback fumbled the snap

Nearby Words:

cenanthy cenation cenatory cenobite cenobitic cenobitical cenobitism cenogamy cenotaph cenotaphy

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