happening
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
- Local happenings such as art exhibitions and music festivals often attract many visitors.
- events and happenings
- recent happenings
- local happenings
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- I'll thank it for that happening at that time.
- Gradually, there's a little bit of happening in the contemporary world.
- There's a little Patty little special happening on my left cheek.
Examples
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Emergent literacy is a process consisting of a series of happenings that produce gradual changes.
Academic text (1991) -
We host quarterly web meetings to discuss ideas and report happenings around the country.
Academic text (2015) -
You see, our streets are no longer safe at night, what with all these happenings.
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What were three of the most important happenings or events that occurred within our field during your career?
Academic text (2013) -
I keep up with the latest, greatest library happenings around the country, but I carefully implement new ideas.
Academic text (2014) -
Master, I cannot pretend to grasp the meaning of these strange happenings.
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There is no doubt that faith has the power to aid us in persevering through great challenges and everyday happenings.
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Now either of these happenings is a milestone in a man's life.
Fiction book (2001) -
Teaching about world, national, state, and local happenings needs to involve active, participative learning rather than passive learning.
Academic text (1995) -
As Lee's curiosity about the happenings on his property began to grow, the strangeness of what he was dealing with followed suit.
Synonyms
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1.0
An action someone does or an event that happens
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1.0
A planned or important thing that happens at a particular time and place
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2.7
An event that is unusual or draws attention
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3.6
Something that happens, often an event or incident
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4.1
Things that happen, often unusual, secret, or maybe dishonest
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9.9
An event or thing that happens
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9.9
A lively event that many people want to go to
A result of something happening
How Significant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word happening comes from the verb happen and the ending -ing. Happen once meant 'to occur' or 'to come by chance', from an old Norse word for 'chance'. So, a happening is an event — something that 'happens', often surprising or worth noticing.