What does directing mean?

directing means "showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on".

How many syllables are in directing?

directing has 3 syllables: di-rec-ting. The stress falls on "rec". In IPA it is /dɚˈɛktɪŋ/.

What is another word for directing?

Close synonyms include directional, directive, guiding. 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 directing a common word?

directing is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

directing — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
“felt his mother's directing arm around him”
“the directional role of science on industrial progress”
Synonymsdirectional directive guiding
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How many syllables are in directing?

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