What part of speech is coping?

Coping can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. coping is a verb, gerund of cope (infinitive).
  • 2. coping is a noun, singular of copings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does coping mean?

Definitions

Verb

cope - come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

Noun

coping - brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

Examples of coping

#   Sentence  
1. noun I had trouble coping.
2. noun Layla had virtually no coping skills.
3. noun Don't underestimate Tom's coping ability.
4. noun Psychologists recommend a variety of coping mechanisms, such as exercising, drawing or gardening for those who feel cooped up.
5. noun Without any healthy coping mechanisms it is possible that a patient will begin to dissociate pathologically.
6. noun Mindfulness and other coping strategies can help ease crew stress and psychologically reframe a situation to turn negatives into positives.
7. noun Distraction can be a useful coping technique if it's not done to excess.
8. noun Chancellor Merkel said coping with the pandemic is easier in the summer when people can be outdoors. She anticipated it would be more difficult when people must be indoors.
9. noun Cooper is having trouble coping today.
10. noun Yanni developed some very inefficient coping strategies.
11. noun Yanni has dysfunctional coping mechanisms.
12. verb The statesmen are barely coping with the intricate foreign affairs.
13. verb Tom is having trouble coping with the fact that his son committed suicide.
14. verb Tom is having trouble coping with the high cost of living.
15. verb Tom has trouble coping with people like Mary.
16. verb He's coping with jet lag.
17. verb Tom was not coping at school, and was diagnosed as a slow learner in second grade.
18. verb Coping with the vagaries of the weather is part and parcel of being a farmer.
19. verb Many soldiers had a hard time coping with civilian life after the war.
20. verb Tom's barely coping with his workload at the moment.
21. verb Teachers have difficulty coping with superior intelligence.
22. verb How have you been coping?
23. verb I have trouble coping with stress.
24. verb Tom says he's having trouble coping with the stress.
25. verb I'm not very good at coping with these kinds of situations.
26. verb How are you coping?
Sentence  
noun
I had trouble coping.
Layla had virtually no coping skills.
Don't underestimate Tom's coping ability.
Psychologists recommend a variety of coping mechanisms, such as exercising, drawing or gardening for those who feel cooped up.
Without any healthy coping mechanisms it is possible that a patient will begin to dissociate pathologically.
Mindfulness and other coping strategies can help ease crew stress and psychologically reframe a situation to turn negatives into positives.
Distraction can be a useful coping technique if it's not done to excess.
Chancellor Merkel said coping with the pandemic is easier in the summer when people can be outdoors. She anticipated it would be more difficult when people must be indoors.
Cooper is having trouble coping today.
Yanni developed some very inefficient coping strategies.
Yanni has dysfunctional coping mechanisms.
verb
The statesmen are barely coping with the intricate foreign affairs.
Tom is having trouble coping with the fact that his son committed suicide.
Tom is having trouble coping with the high cost of living.
Tom has trouble coping with people like Mary.
He's coping with jet lag.
Tom was not coping at school, and was diagnosed as a slow learner in second grade.
Coping with the vagaries of the weather is part and parcel of being a farmer.
Many soldiers had a hard time coping with civilian life after the war.
Tom's barely coping with his workload at the moment.
Teachers have difficulty coping with superior intelligence.
How have you been coping?
I have trouble coping with stress.
Tom says he's having trouble coping with the stress.
I'm not very good at coping with these kinds of situations.
How are you coping?

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