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deeming

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈdiːmɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -iːmɪŋ

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of judging or of forming an opinion; judgment, estimation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of deem

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

From Middle English deming, demyng, from Old English *dēming (attested in Old English fordēming (“confiscation”)), equivalent to deem + -ing.

From Middle English demynge, deminde, demand, from Old English dēmende (“judging”), equivalent to deem + -ing.