Signifying
noun, verb
noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 signification
"For the sake of convenience, we may call these pointings or signifyings the secondary phase of meaning."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of signify form-of, gerund, participle, present
"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Example
More examples"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
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