containing

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈteɪnɪŋ/

Verb

1. present participle of contain#English|contain

Noun

containing (plural containings)

1. (in the plural) contents
   • 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or, The Ambiguities

     Any, – all words are thine, Isabel; words and worlds with all their containings, shall be slaves to thee, Isabel.

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