applying

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of apply

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)The act of applying; an application.

   “The League felt that no benefit could arise from meek and gentle applyings to Parliament […]”

   “A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.”