taking

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, take +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ Rhymes: -eɪkɪŋ === Adjective === taking (comparative more taking, superlative most taking) Alluring; attractive. (obsolete) Infectious; contagious. ==== Derived terms ==== takingly takingness ==== Translations ==== === Noun === taking (countable and uncountable, plural takings) The act by which something is taken. (uncountable) A seizure of someone's goods or possessions. (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking). (in the plural, Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example). Synonyms: income, receipts ==== Related terms ==== side-taking ==== Translations ==== === Verb === taking present participle and gerund of take == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈtakiŋ/ [ˈt̪aː.xɪŋ] Rhymes: -akiŋ Syllabification: ta‧king === Noun === taking (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃᜒᜅ᜔) (Taal Batangas) boy Synonyms: totoy, toto, tuto, itoy ==== See also ==== tagay === Anagrams === tikang, tingka