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designing

designing

1 3.9
The process of planning and making the shape and parts of something
  • noun
  • /dɪˈzaɪnɪŋ/
translation icon : diseño
  • Careful thought and planning will distinguish your home page from the multitude of others available (see the Tips for Designing Web Pages sidebar).

So I'm thinking about designing like a little label for.

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Examples

  • I'm here for a week to cover the NACTO Designing Cities conference and the city's bike culture in general.

    Blog text (24)

  • Tips on Designing

    Blog text (1)

  • Helene said, "Designing takes talent."

    Fiction book (1993)

  • B. Designing and Implementing Corporate Compliance Programs

    Academic text (2018)

  • Step 2: Designing Prompts

    Academic text (1991)

  • The Designing More Usable Computers and Software page on this site from the Trace Research and Development Center includes links to major technology company accessibility resources.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Cakir, I. (2004). Designing Activities for Young Learners in EFL Classrooms. Gazi University Journal of Gazi Education Faculty, Vol. 24 (3), p. 101-112.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The process of designing a new product requires thorough research and creativity.

  • Many students enjoy designing their own clothes for fashion class.

  • Architects often spend years designing buildings to ensure they are both functional and beautiful.

Synonyms

design
vsdesigning
942 2.8

A plan or drawing that shows how something will look and work

is the action of planning and creating forms rather than the noun
planning
vsdesigning
507 2.2

To think ahead and decide what to do to prepare for something

involves making visible form and structural sketches rather than only future arrangements
layout
vsdesigning
128 3.5

The way the parts of something are arranged, like on a page or in a room

covers creating the full form and structure, not only arrangement of parts
devising
vsdesigning
2 4.2

Careful planning to make a new idea or way to do something

adds making actual forms and sketches rather than only invention
fashioning
vsdesigning
1 3.9

Making something into a certain shape often by hand

emphasizes planning and drawing the overall structure rather than just making
blueprinting
vsdesigning
4.4

Creating detailed plans for a building or project

focuses on overall form and creation rather than exact technical details
drafting
vsdesigning
  • Specialized
4.2

Making detailed drawings of buildings and machines

includes making sketches and broader form planning beyond technical drawings
creative design
vsdesigning
4.1

Turning new and different ideas into products or objects that look good and work well

is broader and includes planning structure and function beyond originality

Antonyms

destruction
849 3.0

Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed

How Detailed

specification
12 4.4
detailing
3.8
designing
1 3.9
to sketch
45 3.0
conceptualization
  • Specialized
5 7.5

Surface Forms

designing singular
designings plural

Morphology

designing = design (transparent) = design + ing

This is a regular verbal noun/gerund formation from 'design' with the meaning of the activity of designing.

Etymology

Designing comes from the Latin designare, which means 'to mark out', and it shares the same root as the English words design and sign. So designing is the act of making a plan or 'marking out' how something will look.