Definitions for checking
check·ing

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1. checkingnoun

   The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.

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1. Checking

   of Check

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1. Checking

   Checking in ice hockey is any one of a number of defensive techniques. It is usually not a penalty.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'checking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3198

How to pronounce checking?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say checking in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of checking in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of checking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of checking in a Sentence

1. Len Necefer:

   It feels like a box checking activity, like people are doing it to signal their politics, that's often how it can come off.

2. Nasser Rebouh:

   They put us in the ghetto and leave us there, without checking if we're alright and whether we've got something to eat, no, they just leave us here and that's it.

3. Kim Sear:

   I never thought our house would ever get hit, our neighbors would ever get hit, but we have such wonderful neighbors. Everybody was checking on everybody, and I have a wonderful church group and when they’re allowed to come in, they’re gonna help clean up for me.

4. Republican Jeb Hensarling of Texas:

   This move – which will apply to some of the most common financial contracts including credit cards, checking accounts, and even cell phones – essentially hands over the keys of the CFPB’s luxury office building to the wealthy, powerful, and politically well-connected trial lawyer lobby.

5. Priya Venkat:

   After toting around parent-teacher conferences and checking my children’s homework, I became alarmingly aware that the education my children were receiving in school fell short.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Checking
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checking
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=checking