adding

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adding

/ˈæ.dɪŋ/

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of add For quotations using this term, see Citations:adding.

noun addings

An act of addition. […] she is confronted with the menacing reality of her incompetence. Which is not to say she can't do the addings and subtractings.

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Closest in meaning: total, sum up, tot up, add up, sum, summate, impart, contribute, supply, bring, bestow, lend, append, tot, tally, add together

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"adding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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adding. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adding

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"adding." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adding.

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@misc{adding_2026,
  title = {adding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}