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COMING

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There are 24 meanings of the word Coming.

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Coming - as a noun

The act of drawing spatially closer to something

Example: "The hunter's approach scattered the geese"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
approach17approaching21
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
motion8move9movement15
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

Example: "The advent of the computer"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
advent10

The temporal property of becoming nearer in time

Example: "The approach of winter"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
approach17approaching21

The moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
sexual climax
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
consummation18
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Coming - as an adjective satellite

Of the relatively near future

Example: "The approaching election"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
approaching21forthcoming22upcoming15

Coming - as a verb

To move from further away to nearer to.

Example: "She’ll be coming ’round the mountain when she comes [...]"

To arrive.

To appear, to manifest itself.

Example: "The pain in his leg comes and goes."

(with an infinitive) to begin to have an opinion or feeling.

Example: "She came to think of that country as her home."

(with an infinitive) to do something by chance, without intending to do it.

Example: "Could you tell me how the document came to be discovered?"

To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.

Example: "Which letter comes before y?   winter comes after autumn."

To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.

Example: "He came after a few minutes."

(with close) to approach a state of being or accomplishment.

Example: "One of the screws came loose, and the skateboard fell apart."

(with to) to take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.

Example: "He came to sf literature a confirmed technophile, and nothing made him happier than to read a manuscript thick with imaginary gizmos and whatzits."

(fossil word) to become, to turn out to be.

Example: "He was a dream come true."

To be supplied, or made available; to exist.

Example: "A new sports car doesn't come cheap."

To carry through; to succeed in.

Example: "You can't come any tricks here."

Happen.

Example: "This kind of accident comes when you are careless."

(with from or sometimes of) to have as an origin, originate.

(of grain) to germinate.

To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of.

Example: "Don't come the innocent victim. we all know who's to blame here."

Coming - as an adjective

Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next.

Example: "She will have two or three paintings in the coming exhibition."

Newly in fashion; advancing into maturity or achievement.

Example: "Ergonomic wallets are the coming thing."

Ready to come; complaisant; fond.

Example Sentences

"The coming storm is going to be intense."
"I'm excited about the coming weekend."
"She prepared a delicious meal for the coming guests."
"The coming years will bring many challenges."
"We need to prepare for the coming changes."
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Word Game Points

Is COMING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, coming is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

COMING has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.

Is COMING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, coming is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
COMING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 15.

Is COMING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, coming is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
COMING has a WORDFEUD points total of 13.

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