What does "auctioning" mean?

present participle and gerund of auction

What is a synonym for "auctioning"?

Common synonyms include: auction bridge, auction off, auction sale, auctioneer, block, knock down.

Auctioning

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

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present participle and gerund of auction form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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auction bridge auction off auction sale auctioneer block knock down

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""Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning its sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free!" "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! What's the world coming to!""

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