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Violent crime is a solved problem - all they have to do is repeal the laws that keep those intelligent, capable, and responsible men and women from arming themselves, and violent crime evaporates like dry ice on a hot summer day.
L. Neil Smith

Meaning of "arming" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ARMING

arming  [ˈɑːmɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARMING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arming is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARMING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of arming in the English dictionary

The definition of arming in the dictionary is the act of taking arms or providing with arms. Other definition of arming is a greasy substance, such as tallow, packed into the recess at the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of sand, gravel, etc, from the bottom.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARMING


alarming
əˈlɑːmɪŋ
assuming
əˈsjuːmɪŋ
blooming
ˈbluːmɪŋ
booming
ˈbuːmɪŋ
calming
ˈkɑːmɪŋ
charming
ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ
consuming
kənˈsjuːmɪŋ
disarming
dɪsˈɑːmɪŋ
dreaming
ˈdriːmɪŋ
embalming
ɪmˈbɑːmɪŋ
farming
ˈfɑːmɪŋ
grooming
ˈɡruːmɪŋ
performing
pəˈfɔːmɪŋ
pharming
ˈfɑːmɪŋ
screaming
ˈskriːmɪŋ
self-harming
ˌsɛlfˈhɑːmɪŋ
steaming
ˈstiːmɪŋ
streaming
ˈstriːmɪŋ
unharming
ʌnˈhɑːmɪŋ
warming
ˈwɔːmɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARMING

armies
armiger
armigero
armigerous
armil
armilla
armillaria
armillary
armillary sphere
Arminian
Arminianism
Arminius
armipotence
armipotent
armistice
Armistice Day
Armitage
armless
armlet

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARMING

barnstorming
becoming
factory farming
fish farming
global warming
gold farming
heart-warming
house-warming
hydroforming
intensive farming
mixed farming
nonperforming
organic farming
poultry farming
Prince Charming
sheep farming
squirming
steam reforming
storming
subsistence farming
terraforming

Synonyms and antonyms of arming in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ARMING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «arming» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of arming

Translation of «arming» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARMING

Find out the translation of arming to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of arming from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arming» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

布防
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

armado
570 millions of speakers

English

arming
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हथियार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تسليح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

постановка на охрану
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arme
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্ত্রশস্ত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

armement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mempersenjatai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bewaffnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

武装
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arming
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ người theo giáo phái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆயுதபாணியாக்கியதனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आर्मींग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

armamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uzbrajanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

постановка на охорону
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

armare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οπλισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bewapen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beväpning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arming
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of arming

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARMING»

The term «arming» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.642 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARMING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «arming» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «arming» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about arming

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4 QUOTES WITH «ARMING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word arming.
1
Sharron Angle
The nation is arming. What are they arming for if it isn't that they are so distrustful of their government? They're afraid they'll have to fight for their liberty in more Second Amendment kinds of ways.
2
David Blunkett
I'm in favour of a sensible development of response units and their deployment in any circumstance where there may be a risk to the officers themselves or the neighbourhood they're in. I'm not in favour of a blanket arming of the police.
3
L. Neil Smith
Violent crime is a solved problem - all they have to do is repeal the laws that keep those intelligent, capable, and responsible men and women from arming themselves, and violent crime evaporates like dry ice on a hot summer day.
4
Helen Thomas
I wrote that President Bush is passing on to President-elect Obama two wars and an economic debacle. I call it a depression. And he is arming Israel against the Palestinians in every way in Gaza.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARMING»

Discover the use of arming in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arming and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture
Examines the American belief system regarding arms rights, and documenting the rarity of firearms in early America as well as the technological advances and events that made guns an integral part of American life.
Michael A. Bellesiles, 2003
2
Arming without Aiming: India's Military Modernization
We do not want to predict that India's military-strategic restraint will last forever, but we do expect that the deeper problems in Indian defense policy will continue to slow down military modernization."—from the preface to the ...
Stephen P. Cohen, Sunil Dasgupta, 2013
3
Arming and Disarming: A History of Gun Control in Canada
In this sweeping, immersive book, R. Blake Brown outlines efforts to regulate the use of guns by young people, punish the misuse of arms, impose licensing regimes, and create firearm registries.
R. Blake Brown, 2012
4
Arming the British Police: The Great Debate
This is a dispassionate overview of the debate that surrounds the issue of arming the police.
Roy D. Ingleton, 1997
5
The Arming of Europe and the Making of the First World War
Europe's adoption of new 20th-century weaponry increased its land-based military power and influenced international affairs during the series of diplomatic crises that led to the First World War.
David G. Herrmann, 1997
6
Arming Slaves: From Classical Times to the Modern Age
This book is the first to survey the practice broadly across space and time, encompassing the cultures of classical Greece, the early Islamic kingdoms of the Near East, West and East Africa, the British and French Caribbean, the United ...
Christopher Leslie Brown, Philip D. Morgan, 2008
7
Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism
Oxford botanists advised British generals on how to destroy enemy crops during the war in Malaya; American scientists attempted to alter the weather in Vietnam. This work raised questions that went beyond the goal of weaponizing nature.
Jacob Darwin Hamblin, 2013
8
Arming the Periphery: The Arms Trade in the Indian Ocean ...
Arming the Periphery is a major historical study of the global arms trade, revolving around the transfer of small arms from metropolitan Europe to the turbulent frontiers of Indian Ocean societies across the 'long' nineteenth century (c ...
Emrys Chew, 2012
9
Arming Japan: Defense Production, Alliance Politics, and the ...
In the past sixty years, relations between China and the United States have fluctuated wildly.
Michael J. Green, 1998
10
Arming: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations CircuitriesThere comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can be, igniting the circuits of our highest potential.ndash;Rusty BerkusCircuitries ndash; CircleStrange things are ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARMING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arming is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rise in Gun Sales: Jews Are Arming
Rise in Gun Sales: Jews Are Arming. In the wake of terror wave, residents of Jerusalem neighborhoods are taking advantage of new ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
2
SEE! Stop arming Israeli apartheid
To commemorate the anniversary of Israel's military attackon the Gaza Strip last summer, UK activists organised a demonstration Monday ... «Alternative Information Center, Jul 15»
3
State Dept 'not aware' of US blocking allies from arming Kurds
WASHINGTON, DC - A US government spokesman said he is “not aware” of any orders from Washington to Arab allies that they refrain from ... «Rudaw, Jul 15»
4
Syrian Christian Leader Tells West: 'Stop Arming Terror Groups Who …
The world leader of Syria's besieged Christians has issued a heartfelt plea to the West to “stop arming and supporting terrorist groups that are ... «Mintpress News, Jul 15»
5
Why Is Obama Stiff-Arming The Kurds?
Kurdish forces head out to battle Islamic State terrorists in a converted civilian truck. AP View Enlarged Image. War On Terror: Refusing to help ... «Investor's Business Daily, Jul 15»
6
ARMing Heroes Accepts Grant Applications Beginning July 4
ARMing Heroes grant recipient Daniel Gray, who served in the U.S. Marine ... ARMing Heroes, the credit and collection industry's charity for ... «ACA International, Jul 15»
7
Arming Ukraine Against Russia Will Only Make Things Worse
Josh Cohen, The Great Debate columnist at Reuters, believes that arming Ukraine will only make things worse. So far, the U.S. has said that it ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
8
US Forbids Allies From Arming Syrian Kurds to Fight ISIS
Directly arming them, however, is apparently a step too far, and the reason is likely Turkey. Turkey considers the YPG a terrorist organization, ... «Antiwar.com, Jul 15»
9
2015 Round Top Music Festival: Conductor Christian Arming
Vienna-born Christian Arming, Music Director of the Royal Liège Philharmonic Orchestra, will conduct the Texas Festival Orchestra this ... «Houston Public Media, Jul 15»
10
Britain still arming Israel despite fear weapons will be used against …
Cahal Milmo is the chief reporter of The Independent and has been with the paper since 2000. He was born in London and previously worked ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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