casting

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: kăstʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈkæstɪŋ/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kästʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈkɑːstɪŋ/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈkastɪŋ/ (New York City) IPA(key): /ˈkɛəstɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɑːstɪŋ Hyphenation: cast‧ing === Etymology 1 === From Middle English castynge, castand, equivalent to cast +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== casting present participle and gerund of cast === Etymology 2 === From Middle English castyng, castinge, equivalent to cast +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== casting (countable and uncountable, plural castings) The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc. Synonym: audition A manufacturing process using a mold. (countable) An object made in a mold. (falconry) The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops. The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature. (programming) The act of converting between data types. (hunting) Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === actings == Basque == === Etymology === Ultimately from English casting. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kas̺tin/ [kas̺.t̪ĩn] Rhymes: -as̺tin, -in Hyphenation: cas‧ting === Noun === casting inan casting (process of selecting actors) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “casting”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English casting. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kas.tiŋ/ === Noun === casting m (plural castings) casting (selection of actors) === Further reading === “casting”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English casting. === Noun === casting m (invariable) casting (selection of actors) == Polish == === Alternative forms === kasting === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English casting. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkas.tiŋk/ Rhymes: -astiŋk Syllabification: cas‧ting === Noun === casting m inan (related adjective castingowy) audition, casting (performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent) Synonym: przesłuchanie ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “casting”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “casting”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English casting. === Noun === casting n (uncountable) casting ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === cásting (rare, proscribed) castin === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English casting. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkastin/ [ˈkas.t̪ĩn] Rhymes: -astin === Noun === casting m (plural castings) casting (by extension) (movie, etc.) cast Synonyms: elenco, reparto ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “casting”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “casting”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “casting”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA “casting, alternativas en español”, in FundéuRAE (Fundación del Español Urgente) [Foundation of Urgent Spanish] (in Spanish), Agencia EFE; Real Academia Española, 3 July 2025