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UK
/stˈændɪŋ/
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[ US /ˈstændɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈstændɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(of fluids) not moving or flowing
mosquitoes breed in standing water -
having a supporting base
a standing lamp -
permanent
a standing army -
executed in or initiated from a standing position
a standing ovation
a standing jump
race from a standing start -
(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
standing room only -
not created for a particular occasion
a standing committee
NOUN
- an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
- the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
-
social or financial or professional status or reputation
of equal standing
a member in good standing
How To Use standing In A Sentence
- Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
- Luckily, I have a very understanding boss.
- The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St. The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Iran Election Live-Blogging (Saturday June 20 Part II)
- Words are confusing, but they're nothing compared to non-words, mainly because non-words lead to rash assumptions and misunderstandings.
- Advancing age has occasionally brought resolution, more often just a little understanding, to many of these riddles, but not necessarily to the resilient ambiguity of history.
- Thirty unarmed INS agents accompanied the flight, guarding the handcuffed deportees in shifts, standing in aircraft's aisles at every fifth row.
- Mandela was convinced of security force "connivance", at least in the form of standing back and allowing violence that they could stop. ANC Daily News Briefing
- This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning.
- Made chiefly from riveted stainless steel and copper sheeting, these free-standing works are occasionally complemented with wood.
- Week two of our special photographic supplement presents outstanding examples of beauty frozen by the camera. Times, Sunday Times