helping
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/ˈhɛlpɪŋ/
Definition of helping
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)The act of giving aid or assistance (to).
“She finds great joy in helping people.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)The act of giving aid or assistance (to).
“She finds great joy in helping people.”
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(countable)A portion or serving, especially of food that one takes for oneself, or to which one helps oneself.
“She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.”
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(countable, figuratively)An amount or quantity.
“Wayne Rooney marked his England return with the goal that secured a place in Euro 2012's last eight - but it was a rough passage eased by helpings of good fortune and controversy against Ukraine.”
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of help
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English helping, helpinge, helpynge, equivalent to help + -ing.
Words you can make from helping
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2 extensions · 1 front · 1 back
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