Joining
['dʒɒɪnɪŋ] or [dʒɔɪn]
Definition
(noun.) the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); 'the joining of hands around the table'; 'there was a connection via the internet'.
Edited by Eileen--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Join
Inputed by Huntington
Examples
- About a mile west from where I had been stopping a road comes up from the southeast, joining that from La Grange to Memphis. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It will fill up the joining and form a perfect solder. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Mr. Sam Wynne coming up with great haste, to insist on the elder girls joining in the game as well as the younger ones, Caroline was again left alone. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- What, has Meyler gone off and left you here by yourself, said Amy, joining us, and speaking loud enough for Lady Heathcote to hear. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I am joining the Duchess tomorrow, she explained, and it seemed easier for me to remain on shore for the night. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- There's no denying that 'ere,' said Mr. Weller, joining in the conversation, with an affable smile. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- However, I will write to my agents about the yacht, to Mrs Dengelton and the Rector about their joining us at Athens. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Meanwhile, as October advanced she had to face the alternative of returning to the Trenors or joining her aunt in town. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He may read it in his own fashion, remarked Caroline, now joining in the dialogue for the first time. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- They retreated, and, joining others of their companions, still fell back, till they reached the main body. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Make my excuses to him for not joining you both. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I'll do anything in reason, said the benevolent-looking gentleman, pressing in and joining with the bids. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Archer winced at the joining of the names, and then, with a quick readjustment, understood, sympathised and pitied. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It was in that year that Ampère discovered that magnetism is the circulation of currents of electricity at right angles to the axis of the needle or bar joining the two poles of the magnet. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Julia showed us some very romantic love-letters from Napier, whom she shortly proposed joining in Leicestershire. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
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