adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of communicate form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Allowing people to pass directly between two rooms. not-comparable

   "Our rooms are connected by a secret communicating passage."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bindingcommunicationcommunicationconnectingconversationalexposure

Example

More examples

"To reduce misunderstandings we should learn the techniques for communicating successfully."

Etymology

From communicate + -ing.

Related phrases

communicating arterycommunicating vessel

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