standing
Erect, not cut down.
Adjective 4 meanings
Erect, not cut down.
Performed from an erect position.
“standing ovation”
Remaining in force or status; ongoing.
“standing committee”
Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
“standing water”
Noun 4 meanings
Position or reputation in society or a profession.
“He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.”
Duration.
“a member of long standing”
The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
“After their last win, their standing went up three places.”
Etymology
From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to stand + -ing.
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STANDING at a glance
STANDING has 8 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + N 1 + D 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,428 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with standing
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- STANNING9
- STANKING13
- STENDING10
- STANGING10
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