texting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛkstɪŋ/
Etymology
Blend of text + messaging, derived from text messaging
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The use of a mobile phone to send text messages.
-
(countable, uncountable) The words set to a piece of music.
More typical (but still not numerous) are the textings supplied for Alleluias, or just as frequently for melismas occurring at the end of the second or third verse of Offertories.
1915, Oscar George Sonneck, The Musical Quarterly, volume 52, page 198:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| textings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sexting · sex-texting · smexting · flexting · double texting · multitexting · predictive texting
Translations (7)
es mandar texto (Translations) · es textear (Translations) · af SMS (Translations) · es escribir texto (Translations) · de Simsen (Translations) · nrf textéthie (Translations) · es textar (Translations)