footing meaning
EN
[-ʊtɪŋ] 
US WFooting
- The word footing has a number of meanings:
- Architecture, Foundation (architecture)
- Translation Science, Footing (translation theory)
- Bookkeeping, Footing (bookkeeping)
- Sexuality, Footing (sexual act)
- Jogging
FR footing 
- NounPLfootingsSUF-ing
- A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
- A standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
- A relative condition; state.
- A tread; step; especially, measured tread.
- (now rare) A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail.
- stability or balance when standing on one's feet.
- Terry lost his footing to allow Van Persie to race clear for Arsenal's fourth after 85 minutes before the Netherlands striker completed a second treble against Chelsea by hammering his third past Petr Cech deep into stoppage time.
- The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
- The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
- A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
- The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. Simmonds.
- (architecture, engineering) The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation.
- (accounting) Double checking the numbers vertically.
- A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
- Verb
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The zookeeps grunt and groan and struggle for their footing as they pass Ajax over the rail and carry him into the cage.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of footing in English Dictionary
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- Words suffixed with -ing
- Words suffixed with -ing
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "footing" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.