parking

verbnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈpɑː.kɪŋ//
United States//ˈpɑɹ.kɪŋ//
//ˈpɑ(r).kɪnɡ//
/[päː(ɾ).kɪŋɡ]/

The action of the verb to park.

verb

1
Also a form of parkpresent participle and gerund of park
Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)
His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)
They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)

Etymology

Etymology tree English park Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English parking From park + -ing (participial).

noun

1
The action of the verb to park.
free parking
Parking in central London can be very difficult.
Glasgow's car-parking problem is one of the worst in the country and the frequency of the new electrified rail service ought to attract a big clientele from the city's close-packed suburbs.
Table 6 represents an analysis of the parking usage in the Downtown Business District, in terms of the number of parkings, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., according to Type of Facility used, and the Purposes of the Trips […]
2
Space in which to park a car or other vehicle, such as a parking lot or curbside parking.
Near-synonyms: car park, carpark
ample parking
parking in rear
Each one of his parkings of securities was a separate count on the indictment.

Forms

plural: parkings

parked · Left somewhere when not in use.parker · A parkkeeper.Parker · A surname originating as an occupation for a gamekeeper.

parking · The action of the verb to park.

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