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guiding

noun · verb · 5 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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  • /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: G AY1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Guidance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Girl Guiding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of guide

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • felt his mother's directing arm around him
  • the directional role of science on industrial progress

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: directing, directional, directive

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

exerting control or influence

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a guiding principle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Real reading context

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