opening

/ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/

UK: /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/

OƱ · pə · nɪŋ (3 syllables)

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Definition

present participle and gerund of open

Etymology

From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (“to open”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian iepenjend, Dutch openend, German öffnend, Swedish öppnande, Icelandic opnandi.