What part of speech is backing?

Backing can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. backing is a verb, gerund of back (infinitive).
  • 2. backing is a noun, singular of backings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does backing mean?

Definitions

Adjective
backing - That which provides support for the main performer.

Verb
back - be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
back - travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
back - support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
back - strengthen by providing with a back or backing
back - cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"
back - be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"
back - shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"
back - establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
back - give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
back - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

Noun
backing - something forming a back that is added for strengthening
backing - the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
backing - financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment"
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Examples of backing

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1. noun His vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.
2. noun The widespread application of administrative guidance is considered to be a uniquely Japanese practice in which bureaucrats exert authority, without any legal backing, telling the private sector what to do and what not to do.
3. noun He has the backing of a certain politician.
4. noun His economical backing is secure.
5. noun We are the backing group.
6. noun They are the backing group.
7. noun You are the backing group.
8. noun She liked the backing track, even though she highkey cringed at the lyrics.
9. noun Let’s take, for example the myth that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the cause of autism. This claim has been completely discredited, yet several Hollywood celebrities continue to endorse it, some backing an anti-vaccine film made by pseudo-scientists.
10. noun This project has unlimited government backing in Algeria.
11. noun Algeria should extend financial backing for renewable energies.
12. noun His back was nicely tanned.
13. noun The back of the dental chair was adjustable.
14. noun He stood at the back of the stage.
15. noun They pinned a `kick me' sign on his back.
16. verb Under President Hu Jintao, Beijing has opened out to New Delhi and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is expected to visit early next year, making friends by formally accepting Sikkim as part of India and backing India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council -- thus leaving Washington as the only one of the "permanent five" that has not yet done so.
17. verb Sheikh Naji Al-Abbudi, a spokesman for Sistani, affirmed the claims that the Grand Ayatollah is backing the United Iraqi Coalition list.
18. verb I'm fed up with always backing you up.
19. verb You are backing yourself into a bad emotional corner.
20. verb "What happened to your nose?" "When I was backing my car up I went to check behind me, convinced that the car window was open, and bashed my face into it!"
21. verb Yesterday, when Tom was backing up his car, he ran over Mary's bicycle.
22. verb While backing up, I bumped into another car and set off its alarm.
23. verb I'm not backing out.
24. verb You're not backing out now, are you?
25. verb Are you backing out already?
26. verb You're backing the wrong horse.
27. verb There are no contemporary sources backing up the existence of Jesus that do not also mention God and miracles.
28. verb Tom isn't backing down.
29. verb Tom has no intention of backing down.
30. verb Tom doesn't have any intention of backing down.
31. adj. The back yard.
32. adj. The back entrance.
33. adj. Back (or hind) legs.
34. adj. Back issues of the magazine.
35. adv. Set the clocks back an hour.
36. adv. Never look back.
37. adv. He moved back.
38. adv. We paid back everything we had borrowed.
39. adv. He hit me and I hit him back.
40. adv. I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher.
41. adv. She went back to her parents' house.
42. adv. He went back to sleep.
43. adv. He wrote back three days later.
Sentence  
noun
His vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.
The widespread application of administrative guidance is considered to be a uniquely Japanese practice in which bureaucrats exert authority, without any legal backing, telling the private sector what to do and what not to do.
He has the backing of a certain politician.
His economical backing is secure.
We are the backing group.
They are the backing group.
You are the backing group.
She liked the backing track, even though she highkey cringed at the lyrics.
Let’s take, for example the myth that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the cause of autism. This claim has been completely discredited, yet several Hollywood celebrities continue to endorse it, some backing an anti-vaccine film made by pseudo-scientists.
This project has unlimited government backing in Algeria.
Algeria should extend financial backing for renewable energies.
His back was nicely tanned.
The back of the dental chair was adjustable.
He stood at the back of the stage.
They pinned a `kick me' sign on his back.
verb
Under President Hu Jintao, Beijing has opened out to New Delhi and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is expected to visit early next year, making friends by formally accepting Sikkim as part of India and backing India as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council -- thus leaving Washington as the only one of the "permanent five" that has not yet done so.
Sheikh Naji Al-Abbudi, a spokesman for Sistani, affirmed the claims that the Grand Ayatollah is backing the United Iraqi Coalition list.
I'm fed up with always backing you up.
You are backing yourself into a bad emotional corner.
"What happened to your nose?" "When I was backing my car up I went to check behind me, convinced that the car window was open, and bashed my face into it!"
Yesterday, when Tom was backing up his car, he ran over Mary's bicycle.
While backing up, I bumped into another car and set off its alarm.
I'm not backing out.
You're not backing out now, are you?
Are you backing out already?
You're backing the wrong horse.
There are no contemporary sources backing up the existence of Jesus that do not also mention God and miracles.
Tom isn't backing down.
Tom has no intention of backing down.
Tom doesn't have any intention of backing down.
adj.
The back yard.
The back entrance.
Back (or hind) legs.
Back issues of the magazine.
adv.
Set the clocks back an hour.
Never look back.
He moved back.
We paid back everything we had borrowed.
He hit me and I hit him back.
I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher.
She went back to her parents' house.
He went back to sleep.
He wrote back three days later.
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