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helping¹

  • /ˈhɛlpɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛlpɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English helping, helpinge, helpynge, equivalent to help + -ing.

noun helpings

  1. countable, uncountable The act of giving aid or assistance (to). She finds great joy in helping people.
  2. countable A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself. She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.
  3. countable, figuratively An amount or quantity. Wayne Rooney marked his England return with the goal that secured a place in Euro 2012's last eight - but it was a rough passage eased by helpings of good fortune and controversy against Ukraine.

helping²

  • /ˈhɛlpɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛlpɪŋ

Where it comes from

From Middle English helpinge, helpynge, helpinde, helponde, helpand, from Old English helpende, present participle of Old English helpan (“to help”), equivalent to help + -ing. Cognate with Dutch helpend, German helfend, Swedish hjälpande.

adjective more helping · most helping

  1. helpful

verb

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: serving, aid, assistance, assist, portion, gang, fostering, foster, guide, relief, support, succour, aide, assistant, rescuing, supporting

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{helping_2026,
  title = {helping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/helping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}