What part of speech is joining?

Joining can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. joining is a verb, gerund of join (infinitive).
  • 2. joining is a noun, singular of joinings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does joining mean?

Definitions

Verb

join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"
join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
join - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
join - come into the company of; "She joined him for a drink"
join - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"

Noun

joining - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"

Examples of joining

#   Sentence  
1. noun The joining of hands around the table.
2. verb He is joining an excellent company.
3. verb Everyone is extremely pleased that you're joining.
4. verb While we anticipate many new Analysts joining Enron this summer (late May) and fulltime (August) we felt it necessary to address some of the immediate needs with an Off-Cycle Recruiting event.
5. verb We have no objection to your joining us in our club.
6. verb One more person will be joining us later.
7. verb There's no membership fee for joining.
8. verb More and more students are joining the protests.
9. verb Tom talked Mary into joining our band.
10. verb Tom tried to prevent Mary from joining the army.
11. verb Tom clearly isn't interested in joining our group.
12. verb Collagen is a protein that aids the joining of tissues.
13. verb Lithuania is joining the European Union.
14. verb She protested weakly, but ended up joining in with everyone else.
15. verb Thanks for joining us.
16. verb For many years, the abbey was turned into a fortress, happily joining in itself martial and religious architecture.
Sentence  
noun
The joining of hands around the table.
verb
He is joining an excellent company.
Everyone is extremely pleased that you're joining.
While we anticipate many new Analysts joining Enron this summer (late May) and fulltime (August) we felt it necessary to address some of the immediate needs with an Off-Cycle Recruiting event.
We have no objection to your joining us in our club.
One more person will be joining us later.
There's no membership fee for joining.
More and more students are joining the protests.
Tom talked Mary into joining our band.
Tom tried to prevent Mary from joining the army.
Tom clearly isn't interested in joining our group.
Collagen is a protein that aids the joining of tissues.
Lithuania is joining the European Union.
She protested weakly, but ended up joining in with everyone else.
Thanks for joining us.
For many years, the abbey was turned into a fortress, happily joining in itself martial and religious architecture.

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