guiding

See also: guīdìng

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ

Verb

guiding

1. present participle of guide

Noun

guiding (countable and uncountable, plural guidings)

1. Guidance.
   • 1912, Theodore Dreiser, The Financier:

     Butler was ready to consider any proposition which would save her; but it must be a sound one—one not open to her whimsical moods or the guidings or leadings of romance.

2. Girl Guiding.
   • 2002, Robert T. Grimm, Notable American Philanthropists, page 189:

     Daisy Gordon Low then established two Girl Guide troops in poor sections of central London. Her belief was growing that guiding could serve many beneficial ends.