aligning

1. 1.

   causing to fall into line or into position

   Synonymspositioning

   Similarorienting

Questions about aligning

What does aligning mean?

aligning means "causing to fall into line or into position".

How many syllables are in aligning?

aligning has 3 syllables: a-lig-ning. The stress falls on "lig". In IPA it is /əˈlaɪnɪŋ/.

What is another word for aligning?

Close synonyms include positioning. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aligning a common word?

aligning is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.