What part of speech is exchanging?

Exchanging can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. exchanging is a verb, gerund of exchange (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does exchanging mean?

Definitions

Verb

exchange - give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
exchange - hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company"
exchange - exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
exchange - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
exchange - change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
exchange - exchange a penalty for a less severe one

Examples of exchanging

#   Sentence  
1. verb Women automatically lose interest in him after exchanging a couple of words.
2. verb The seminar participants intend on exchanging experiences and in doing so learn from each other.
3. verb He's at the bank exchanging money.
4. verb Tom is at the bank exchanging money.
5. verb Mary and I, who are twins, would amuse ourselves by exchanging identities and fooling everyone.
6. verb Mary and I, who are twins, used to amuse ourselves by exchanging identities and fooling everyone.
7. verb Instead of making friends and exchanging visits with our neighbours, he shut himself up in his house and seldom came out save to indulge in ferocious quarrels with whoever might cross his path.
8. verb Sami and Layla were exchanging tender moments in public.
9. verb Sami and Layla ended up exchanging numbers.
10. verb Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man took off his sandal, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the way of formalizing transactions in Israel. So the near kinsman said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," then he took off his sandal.
11. verb Holy water fonts in the churches will remain empty and there will be no exchanging of the sign of peace.
12. verb After exchanging greetings, he turns towards the girl behind the bar and orders a drink.
13. verb Exchange prisoners.
14. verb Exchange employees between branches of the company.
15. verb Can I exchange yen for dollars here?
16. noun Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience.
17. noun The endgame began after the exchange of queens.
18. noun Black lost the exchange.
19. noun They had a bitter exchange.
Sentence  
verb
Women automatically lose interest in him after exchanging a couple of words.
The seminar participants intend on exchanging experiences and in doing so learn from each other.
He's at the bank exchanging money.
Tom is at the bank exchanging money.
Mary and I, who are twins, would amuse ourselves by exchanging identities and fooling everyone.
Mary and I, who are twins, used to amuse ourselves by exchanging identities and fooling everyone.
Instead of making friends and exchanging visits with our neighbours, he shut himself up in his house and seldom came out save to indulge in ferocious quarrels with whoever might cross his path.
Sami and Layla were exchanging tender moments in public.
Sami and Layla ended up exchanging numbers.
Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man took off his sandal, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the way of formalizing transactions in Israel. So the near kinsman said to Boaz, "Buy it for yourself," then he took off his sandal.
Holy water fonts in the churches will remain empty and there will be no exchanging of the sign of peace.
After exchanging greetings, he turns towards the girl behind the bar and orders a drink.
Exchange prisoners.
Exchange employees between branches of the company.
Can I exchange yen for dollars here?
noun
Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience.
The endgame began after the exchange of queens.
Black lost the exchange.
They had a bitter exchange.

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