explaining

verbnouncommon in dialogue

explanation

verb

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Also a form of explainpresent participle and gerund of explain

noun

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explanation
You've got some explaining to do!
Among these various explainings there is one set which it is comparatively easy to distinguish. I call it semantic explanation: making clear a meaning.

Forms

plural: explainings

expertise · Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.expired · that is no longer valid explain · To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of…

explaining · explanation

explanation · The act or process of explaining.explicit · Very specific, clear, or detailed.explode · To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst,…

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