checking

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checking

/ˈt͡ʃɛkɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛkɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of check

noun checkings

countable, uncountable The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.
countable, informal A checking account. Withdraw $5000 from checking and put it into savings.
countable, uncountable An act whereby one checks something or someone (in any sense). The gin had a delayed reaction. Its effect didn't become felt until Valerie had, after a wearisome walk and numerous checkings of her map, reached the flat.
countable, uncountable The crossing of solutions in a grid. One must reckon to solve at least three of the Playfair clues independently before cracking the code and getting checking to help with solving the fourth.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: match, hitch, check out, curb, check into, checkout, turn back, arrest, hold, test, assay, cheque, checker, go over, look into, bridle

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@misc{checking_2026,
  title = {checking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/checking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}