deciding

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)The act of making a decision.

   “She saw to my meals; but the what and the when and the how of our eating was always controlled by her own decidings.”

   “By keeping the court's public work mystified and secret, the justices, like [Clarence] Thomas, denigrate how important the actual deciding of cases is to the American people.”

adj

1. Resulting, having resulted, or having the potential to result in a decision or conclusion.

   “The cost turned out to be the deciding factor in our final choice.”

   “Do you know what was the deciding thing made me marry Mark Bycourt in the end? Yes: Cyril. I'm fond of boys, Mr Carrados, and I want them to have their chance in life.”

   “Justice [Anthony] Kennedy often casts the deciding vote in closely divided cases on major social issues.”

verb

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