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norming

norming

1 7.0
Making shared rules and ways to work in a group
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : normalización
  • Effective norming within the organization helped improve communication and collaboration among members.

Examples

  • As the team emerges from the unrest of the storming stage and enters the norming phase, work becomes more focused and the objectives more clear.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Compare student scores with norming criteria to get a specific sense of how individual students regard themselves in terms of the four scales.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I do have a problem with the norming that goes on surrounding such activities.

    Blog text (18)
  • I am sure that the cultural norming was a typical human church member response to societal issues.

    Blog text (18)
  • For example, one participant shared that, "I try to have the groups understand the functions of team formations: storming, norming, forming, and performing, and what the challenges are at each level."

    Academic text (2014)
  • The team spent several weeks in the norming stage to establish shared goals and expectations.

  • After the initial confusion, the group focused on norming to create a supportive and productive environment.

Synonyms

standardization
vsnorming
9 4.8

Making things follow the same rules so they match

focuses on shared behavioral rules within groups rather than technical uniformity
normalization
vsnorming
  • Formal
2 5.6

Making rules so things are the same

is about creating shared rules inside a group rather than system-wide uniformity
mainstreaming
vsnorming
1 4.1

The process of making a new idea or product accepted and used by most people

focuses on building shared rules inside a group rather than broad public acceptance
legitimization
vsnorming
  • Formal
1 6.0

Making something legal or accepted by most people

emphasizes group agreement on acceptable behavior rather than legal approval

Antonyms

79 6.5

A situation with no government and much disorder

How Regulated

norming
  • Jargon
1 7.0

Surface Forms

norming singular
normings plural

Morphology

norming = norm (transparent) = norm + ing

Standard nominalization from the verb 'norm' meaning 'to establish standards', producing the process of establishing shared norms.

Etymology

Norming comes from norm, from Latin norma meaning a carpenter's 'rule' or 'square', and it shares the root of normal. Think of builders using a square to set straight lines—so norming is about creating shared rules or standards that people in a group agree to follow.