backing

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backing

  • /ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/

Rhymes with -ækɪŋ

Where it comes from

From back + -ing.

noun backings

  1. countable, uncountable Support, especially financial. It's a volunteer organization that works with backing from the city and a few grants.
  2. countable, uncountable A liner or other material added behind or underneath. The cardboard backing gives the notebook a little extra stiffness.
  3. countable, uncountable A backdrop. The simplest and cheapest answer is to introduce a scenic backing of some kind, a backdrop, a drape, some flats to restrict the shot and obscure whatever is outside.
  4. countable, uncountable Musicians and vocalists who support the main performer.
  5. countable, uncountable The mounting of a horse or other animal.
  6. countable, uncountable The action of putting something back; a switching into reverse.

adjective

  1. not comparable Providing support for the main performer.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of back

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