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History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.
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Meaning of "backing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACKING

backing  [ˈbækɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Backing 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 BACKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of backing in the English dictionary

The first definition of backing in the dictionary is support given to a person, cause, or enterprise. Other definition of backing is a body of supporters. Backing is also something that forms, protects, supports, or strengthens the back of something.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACKING


attacking
əˈtækɪŋ
backpacking
ˈbækpækɪŋ
barebacking
ˈbeəbækɪŋ
cracking
ˈkrækɪŋ
fast-tracking
ˈfɑːstˌtrækɪŋ
fracking
ˈfrækɪŋ
hacking
ˈhækɪŋ
hijacking
ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ
linebacking
ˈlaɪnˌbækɪŋ
meatpacking
ˈmiːtpækɪŋ
packing
ˈpækɪŋ
racking
ˈrækɪŋ
ransacking
ˈrænsækɪŋ
sacking
ˈsækɪŋ
smacking
ˈsmækɪŋ
stacking
ˈstækɪŋ
tacking
ˈtækɪŋ
tracking
ˈtrækɪŋ
unpacking
ʌnˈpækɪŋ
whacking
ˈwækɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACKING

backgrounder
backhand
backhanded
backhandedly
backhandedness
backhander
backhaul
backhoe
backhouse
backie
backing dog
backing group
backing singer
backing store
backing track
backing vocals
backland
backlash
backlasher
backless

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACKING

banking
blocking
checking
clicking
docking
fucking
kicking
knocking
lacking
licking
locking
mocking
overclocking
picking
rocking
shocking
stocking
sucking
trafficking
trucking
wrecking

Synonyms and antonyms of backing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BACKING»

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

Translation of «backing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACKING

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

Translator English - Chinese

援助
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

respaldo
570 millions of speakers

English

backing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समर्थन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دَعْم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поддержка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reforço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমর্থন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soutien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sokongan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unterstützung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

支援
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ủng hộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆதரவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आधार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arkalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sostegno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wsparcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підтримка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sprijin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποστήριξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steun
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

backning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

støtte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of backing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKING»

The term «backing» is very widely used and occupies the 11.347 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «backing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «backing» 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 backing

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10 QUOTES WITH «BACKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word backing.
1
Elliott Abrams
Now in its third year in office, the Obama Administration has never championed the cause of human rights. Its slow reaction in June 2009 to the stealing of the election in Iran and the birth of the 'Green Movement' there, and its delay in backing the rebellions in Egypt, Libya, and Syria, are evidence of this problem.
2
Kurt Angle
I've been chastised for going into mixed martial arts and backing out. But the reason I backed out was the terms - they wanted me ready to fight in four weeks, but you've got to be out of your mind. So I decided to go back to my roots, back to wrestling.
3
Alan Bean
History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.
4
Sandra Bernhard
Smut, if it's really smut, there's nothing backing it up. It's the easy way out.
5
David Bowie
I'm looking for backing for an unauthorized auto-biography that I am writing. Hopefully, this will sell in such huge numbers that I will be able to sue myself for an extraordinary amount of money and finance the film version in which I will play everybody.
6
Richard Branson
Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.
7
Anthony Braxton
I would find myself backing away from all of the 'isms', all of the communities. I have always been able to be misused by every community But that is OK. I would rather be misused than neglected.
8
Terry Brooks
In bad weather, I spent hours drawing action figures on paper, coloring them, backing them on cardboard, then cutting them out and creating whole stories around their lives.
9
James Caan
People are always backing up when I'm just going to shake their hands.
10
John Caudwell
At the end of the day, if you've got the great idea, and someone judges you've got the managerial capability, you'll probably get the backing for it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACKING»

Discover the use of backing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to backing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Backing Hitler: Consent and Coercion in Nazi Germany
The author traces the story from 1933, and shows how war and especially the prospect of defeat radicalized Nazism. As the country spiralled toward defeat, Germans for the most part held on stubbornly.
Robert Gellately, 2001
2
Backing Into Forward: A Memoir
The award-winning cartoonist, playwright, and author delivers a witty, illustrated rendition of his life, from his childhood as a wimpy kid in the Bronx to his legendary career in the arts.
Jules Feiffer, 2012
3
How to Stop Backing Down & Start Talking Back
While there are many books on assertiveness training, here is the first funny, irreverent guide in which two communications experts provide simple strategies for communicating effectively and assertively in any situation, from business ...
Lisa Frankfort, Patrick Fanning, 2005
4
Backing in the Front Door
BACKING IN THE FRONT DOOR Stories of experiencing God's interruptions in our well-organized lives.
Leroy Ramsey, 2008
5
From Birth to Backing: Give Your Young Horse a Head Start in ...
Maxwell puts his own training with world famous 'horse whisperer' Monty Roberts into practice, highlighting the importance of the relationship between human and equine body language, and showing the handler how to use it to build a ...
Richard Maxwell, Johanna Sharples, 2001
6
Fly-Fishing for Bonefish
Frank uses a Chatillon test scale, model TC-G-100, the same official scale that Scientific Anglers/3M uses for fly-line and backing tests. It is infinitely more accurate than I needed for these tests. Bob's scale was another Chatillon, a PPLCi ...
Chico Fernandez, 2004
7
Complete Photo Guide to Fly Fishing: 300 Strategies, ...
Nail knots used to be very popular for line and leader or backing connections. Today, consider the advantages of the loop-to-loop connection. If you have a spliced or knotted loop in your backing, a loop in each end of your fly line, and a loop ...
C. Boyd Pfeiffer, 2005
8
Backing - Webster's Specialty Crossword Puzzles, Volume 2: ...
The clues in this book are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain.
Inc Icon Group International, 2008
9
Xlib: C Language X Interface (X Version 11, Release 4)
3.2.4. Backing Store Attribute Some implementations of the X server may choose to maintain the contents of InputOutput windows. If the X server maintains the contents of a window, the off-screen saved pixels are known as backing store.
James Gettys, Robert W. Scheifler, Ron Newman, 1990
10
Into the Backing: Incredible True Stories about the Big Ones ...
You'll find many such battles-those won and those lost-in the pages within. Best of all, it's not likely any of these tales could have taken place in your own backyard. To witness the frays, we're going places.
Lamar Underwood, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term backing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Backing down on Greece's debt is the safest, most rational option
If Greece leaves the EU, the European project is over. If it leaves the euro and recovers, austerity is done for. The best option is a backdown on ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn welcomes Unite's …
Labour leadership hopeful Jeremy Corbyn says he's honoured to receive the backing of Britain's biggest union Unite. The decision by Unite, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Sunderland chairman Ellis Short gives backing to Dick Advocaat in …
Sunderland have clarified their transfer targets after a meeting with chairman Ellis Short, Dick Advocaat has revealed. The Black Cats have so ... «Sunderland Echo, Jul 15»
4
Nonprofit Backing Marco Rubio Raised $15.8 Million Since January …
A nonprofit group launched by allies of Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio has raised $15.8 million to back the Florida senator's ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Healthcare innovations picked for NHS backing
A smartphone heart monitor and a groundbreaking genetic research programme are among 17 healthcare inventions to be rolled out to ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Northampton College principal's delight after backing from …
The principal of Northampton College has welcomed the decision to approve plans to sell off some of its land in Daventry to pay for a new ... «Daventry Express, Jul 15»
7
Israeli teachers indicted for backing IS, pushing jihad in class
A fourth teacher is suspected of backing the group, but was not indicted. Several of the suspects, most of whom hailed from the Bedouin town of ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»
8
Keith Jackson: I'm backing Murray to go all the way.. but he must cut …
KEITH reckons Andy Murray has a chance of winning his second Wimbledon title if he can cut out the little lapses that have caused some ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
9
Lancashire's backing for new sex crime helpline
Lancashire County Council's health and wellbeing chief has backed a new national helpline that supports the victims of child sexual ... «Lancashire Evening Post, Jul 15»
10
Christie blasts Ted Cruz for backing group opposing GOP senators …
WASHINGTON — Gov. Chris Christie, who has not been shy about criticizing his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, called out ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

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