solving

1. 1.

   finding a solution to a problem

   Synonymsresolution

   Broaderdetermination

Other forms of solving

plural

solvings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about solving

What does solving mean?

solving means "finding a solution to a problem".

How many syllables are in solving?

solving has 2 syllables: sol-ving. The stress falls on "sol". In IPA it is /ˈsɑlvɪŋ/.

What is another word for solving?

Close synonyms include resolution. 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 solving a common word?

solving 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.