adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈbɹɔdkæstɪŋ/
cot-caught-merger:/ˈbɹɑdkæstɪŋ/
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cot-caughtRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Sending in all directions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The business or profession of radio and television.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business
Examples
Broadcasting can be a lucrative field, but very few people end up on the air.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The act by which something is broadcast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
frequent broadcastings of the same old material
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The act of spreading seeds over a wide area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of broadcast
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Examples
This radio station is broadcasting at a frequency of 104 MHz.
We sowed the seeds, broadcasting with a rotary spreader.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
a medium that disseminates via telecommunications
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: broadcast medium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medium, mass medium
7
noun
Meaning 7
taking part in a radio or tv program
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.