candidating

== English == === Etymology === From candidate +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === === Noun === candidating (uncountable) (US, colloquial) The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement. === Verb === candidating present participle and gerund of candidate === References === “candidating”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.